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Quads exercises
The quads straighten your knee, which makes them the engine of every squat, lunge, leg press, and stair climb in your life. Squat patterns train them with the most weight; single-leg work catches the imbalances squats hide; extensions isolate them when you want volume without loading your back.
148 EXERCISES · RANKED BY USEFULNESS

Barbell Full Squat
QUADS · BARBELL

Barbell Lunge
QUADS · BARBELL

Barbell Squat
QUADS · BARBELL

Barbell Step Ups
QUADS · BARBELL

Bodyweight Squat
QUADS · BODYWEIGHT

Bodyweight Walking Lunge
QUADS · BODYWEIGHT

Box Squat
QUADS · BARBELL

Dumbbell Lunges
QUADS · DUMBBELL

Dumbbell Squat
QUADS · DUMBBELL

Dumbbell Step Ups
QUADS · DUMBBELL

Front Barbell Squat
QUADS · BARBELL

Goblet Squat
QUADS · KETTLEBELL

Hack Squat
QUADS · MACHINE

Hang Clean
QUADS · BARBELL

Leg Extensions
QUADS · MACHINE

Leg Press
QUADS · MACHINE

Mountain Climbers
QUADS · BODYWEIGHT

One Leg Barbell Squat
QUADS · BARBELL

Overhead Squat
QUADS · BARBELL

Rope Jumping
QUADS · OTHER

Rowing, Stationary
QUADS · MACHINE

Sled Push
QUADS · OTHER

Split Squat with Dumbbells
QUADS · DUMBBELL

All Fours Quad Stretch
QUADS · BODYWEIGHT

Barbell Hack Squat
QUADS · BARBELL

Barbell Side Split Squat
QUADS · BARBELL

Barbell Squat To A Bench
QUADS · BARBELL

Barbell Walking Lunge
QUADS · BARBELL

Bicycling, Stationary
QUADS · MACHINE

Box Squat with Bands
QUADS · BARBELL

Box Squat with Chains
QUADS · BARBELL

Cable Deadlifts
QUADS · CABLE

Cable Hip Adduction
QUADS · CABLE

Chair Squat
QUADS · MACHINE

Clean from Blocks
QUADS · BARBELL

Clean Pull
QUADS · BARBELL

Dumbbell Rear Lunge
QUADS · DUMBBELL

Dumbbell Squat To A Bench
QUADS · DUMBBELL

Elevated Back Lunge
QUADS · BARBELL

Elliptical Trainer
QUADS · MACHINE

Fast Skipping
QUADS · BODYWEIGHT

Frankenstein Squat
QUADS · BARBELL

Freehand Jump Squat
QUADS · BODYWEIGHT

Front Barbell Squat To A Bench
QUADS · BARBELL

Front Squat (Clean Grip)
QUADS · BARBELL

Front Squats With Two Kettlebells
QUADS · KETTLEBELL

Hang Clean - Below the Knees
QUADS · BARBELL

Heaving Snatch Balance
QUADS · BARBELL

Hip Flexion with Band
QUADS · BANDS

Jefferson Squats
QUADS · BARBELL

Jerk Dip Squat
QUADS · BARBELL

Jogging, Treadmill
QUADS · MACHINE

Kettlebell Pistol Squat
QUADS · KETTLEBELL

Kneeling Hip Flexor
QUADS · BODYWEIGHT

Leverage Deadlift
QUADS · MACHINE

Lunge Sprint
QUADS · MACHINE

Lying Machine Squat
QUADS · MACHINE

Narrow Stance Hack Squats
QUADS · MACHINE

Narrow Stance Leg Press
QUADS · MACHINE

Narrow Stance Squats
QUADS · BARBELL

Olympic Squat
QUADS · BARBELL

One-Arm Overhead Kettlebell Squats
QUADS · KETTLEBELL

One-Arm Side Deadlift
QUADS · BARBELL

Plie Dumbbell Squat
QUADS · DUMBBELL

Power Jerk
QUADS · BARBELL

Power Snatch from Blocks
QUADS · BARBELL

Recumbent Bike
QUADS · MACHINE

Reverse Band Box Squat
QUADS · BARBELL

Reverse Band Power Squat
QUADS · BARBELL

Rocket Jump
QUADS · BODYWEIGHT

Running, Treadmill
QUADS · MACHINE

Single Leg Push-off
QUADS · BODYWEIGHT

Single-Leg Leg Extension
QUADS · MACHINE

Smith Machine Leg Press
QUADS · MACHINE

Smith Machine Pistol Squat
QUADS · MACHINE

Smith Machine Squat
QUADS · MACHINE

Smith Single-Leg Split Squat
QUADS · MACHINE

Snatch
QUADS · BARBELL

Snatch Balance
QUADS · BARBELL

Snatch from Blocks
QUADS · BARBELL

Speed Box Squat
QUADS · BARBELL

Speed Squats
QUADS · BARBELL

Split Clean
QUADS · BARBELL

Split Jerk
QUADS · BARBELL

Squat Jerk
QUADS · BARBELL

Squat with Bands
QUADS · BARBELL

Squat with Chains
QUADS · BARBELL

Squat with Plate Movers
QUADS · BARBELL

Squats - With Bands
QUADS · BANDS

Stairmaster
QUADS · MACHINE

Standing Long Jump
QUADS · BODYWEIGHT

Star Jump
QUADS · BODYWEIGHT

Step Mill
QUADS · MACHINE

Trail Running/Walking
QUADS · BODYWEIGHT

Walking, Treadmill
QUADS · MACHINE

Weighted Jump Squat
QUADS · BARBELL

Weighted Sissy Squat
QUADS · BARBELL

Wide Stance Barbell Squat
QUADS · BARBELL

Zercher Squats
QUADS · BARBELL

Alternate Leg Diagonal Bound
QUADS · OTHER

Backward Drag
QUADS · OTHER

Bear Crawl Sled Drags
QUADS · OTHER

Bench Jump
QUADS · BODYWEIGHT

Bench Sprint
QUADS · OTHER

Bicycling
QUADS · OTHER

Car Deadlift
QUADS · OTHER

Conan's Wheel
QUADS · OTHER

Depth Jump Leap
QUADS · OTHER

Double Leg Butt Kick
QUADS · BODYWEIGHT

Dumbbell Seated Box Jump
QUADS · DUMBBELL

Frog Hops
QUADS · OTHER

Front Cone Hops (or hurdle hops)
QUADS · OTHER

Intermediate Hip Flexor and Quad Stretch
QUADS · OTHER

Iron Crosses (stretch)
QUADS · OTHER

Linear Depth Jump
QUADS · OTHER

Looking At Ceiling
QUADS · OTHER

Lying Prone Quadriceps
QUADS · BODYWEIGHT

On Your Side Quad Stretch
QUADS · OTHER

On-Your-Back Quad Stretch
QUADS · OTHER

One Half Locust
QUADS · OTHER

Quad Stretch
QUADS · OTHER

Quadriceps-SMR
QUADS · FOAM ROLLER

Quick Leap
QUADS · OTHER

Rear Leg Raises
QUADS · BODYWEIGHT

Rickshaw Deadlift
QUADS · OTHER

Sandbag Load
QUADS · OTHER

Scissors Jump
QUADS · BODYWEIGHT

Side Hop-Sprint
QUADS · OTHER

Side Standing Long Jump
QUADS · OTHER

Side to Side Box Shuffle
QUADS · OTHER

Single Leg Butt Kick
QUADS · BODYWEIGHT

Single-Cone Sprint Drill
QUADS · OTHER

Single-Leg High Box Squat
QUADS · OTHER

Single-Leg Hop Progression
QUADS · OTHER

Single-Leg Lateral Hop
QUADS · OTHER

Single-Leg Stride Jump
QUADS · OTHER

Sit Squats
QUADS · OTHER

Skating
QUADS · OTHER

Sled Drag - Harness
QUADS · OTHER

Split Jump
QUADS · BODYWEIGHT

Standing Elevated Quad Stretch
QUADS · OTHER

Standing Hip Flexors
QUADS · OTHER

Stride Jump Crossover
QUADS · OTHER

Suspended Split Squat
QUADS · OTHER

Tire Flip
QUADS · OTHER

Trap Bar Deadlift
QUADS · OTHER

Weighted Squat
QUADS · OTHER

Yoke Walk
QUADS · OTHER