If you’re in the mood to make your legs shake and absolutely rock your lower body, then today’s lower body workout will be right up your alley.
I began my time at the gym with a 20 minute warm up on the elliptical before targeting my lower body in the weight room. It was a good workout and I have a feeling I’ll be quite sore tomorrow.
Links to demonstrations of some of the exercises:
Breakfast
Once my legs were toast, it was breakfast time!
Pancakes!
I made a batch of Greek yogurt pancakes and topped them with fresh strawberries and a bit of syrup. So darn tasty!
Question of the Morning
- What is your favorite lower body exercise? Least favorite?
Truth be told, I don’t love any lower body exercises, but squat jumps and reverse lunges with a front kick are probably my two favorites. My least favorite? Jumping lunges. Yikes!
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Too funny! I walked with the hubby this morning instead of hitting the gym (leg day), so I was just thinking of what I wanted to do to make up for it after work. This might be just the thing! Thanks 🙂
Oh man, weighted walking lunges have to be my least favorite. Or one legged weighted squats. UGHHH both kill my legs. I hate quad day, but I feel so good after its over. Hello jello legs for the rest of the day.
Am I the only one who found this quote: “Once my legs were toast, it was breakfast time!” funny and ironic? It is definitely a play on words. Now if only you had eaten toast for breakfast! 😉
i thought the EXACT same thing. “man, i wish i would’ve had toast for breakfast!”
i LOVE lifting lower body!! itz def my strongest body part so i think that’s why! least favorite exercise? bulgarian split squats!!
Oooh that workout looks like a doozy!I’m just glad to see there aren’t any boxjumps on there!
The only thing I like doing with my legs is running!! so, i try to lie to myself and say that’s enough for the lower body lol!
There’s a lot of lunge jumping in body attack classes..and boy, those are brutal but effective!
Pancakes always make a Tuesday better!
By any chance do you have the recipe for the overnight oat recipe you posted about yesterday (without yogurt)? It looked so good!!
I’ve been trying to lower my dairy consumption but i love overnight oats with Greek yogurt so I’d love to try something new 🙂 Was it just as doughy as the one with greek yogurt?
Thanks 🙂
i didn’t measure it out, but i hope to measure everything and share it soon!
I have always hated lower body exercises! I would dread doing them so I would consider running as my only one haha. I started doing pure barre about 2 months ago and it works lower body like CRAZY! I think you would love it!
I definitely need to make those pancakes this weekend. Yours always look so wonderful and I love the strawberry addition on top. Can’t wait for Summer (or Spring!!) and the arrival of fresh berries. 🙂
Hmmmmm. Favorite lower body….haha hmmmm….calf raises maybe?? I guess lunges are kinda fun too 🙂 and squats for least favorite mostly because I have terrible form!
Looks like a killer workout….can’t wait to give it a try! You’re right jumping lunges are killer!
I don’t like lunges, I cannot get myself to like them and I pout like a baby when I am forced to do them. But I LOVE squats! I love weighted squats and jumping squats, I also love the way Bob Harper says squats, just a little tid bit. 🙂
Love single leg dead lifts. I feel like an idiot while doing them because I have crap balance, but I can definitely feel the results.
Jumping lunges are definitely my least favorite!!!! Haha, probably squats are my favorite though
I like walking lunges actually!! Those pancakes look great!
I love doing squats! And least favorite probably lunges.
Great work out! I miss doing leg days like that! I just bought Insanity to do as a mix in to half / marathon training this year. They do a ton of the jumping squats and lunges, which I HATE but they are soooo good for you.
i want to try insanity! do you like it so far?
I ordered it over the phone this weekend and should be arriving this week. I will post a review in a month or so about how I like it. It’s meant to be used 6x a week but there is no way I will be able to do that with all the running I do! I think 3x a week is perfect as an add in to running though.
Julie, Insanity is awesome! I’ve done 2 rounds of it and it totally changed my body. Here’s a review of my experience: http://freeingimperfections.com/finished-insanity-round-2-2/
Insanity is great! I completed it back in January, and I enjoyed it so much I just started a second round last week! I was in pain for the first couple of days when I first started though haha. Totally worth it!
This workout looks so hard/awesome! I hate leg days. I just can’t seem to ever want to do it, and feel like doing cardio should be enough for my legs! Haha I can’t wait to try this out!
My favorite excerise: surely kicks, they remind me on my karate days
I don’t know in burpes count in the lower body excersise (since my whole body hurts) but I hate them with the bottom of my soul 🙂
Oooh! I’m going to try this in the gym tmrw morning!
What’s a good exercise to sub for lunges? I have knee problems and just can’t do them. Squats are ok, but lunges are out! I think it’s something to do with the range of motion.
My favorite lower body workout is definitely box jumps!! This week we’re doing a lot of upper body at our Crossfit Gym so I could use this workout to do on my own 🙂
I can’t believe you like squat jumps! Those are def my least favorite, totally killer. I like regular squats or deadlifts the most probably. Jumping lunges are kind of fun but also killer!
I love (well, not love…actually hate, but the results are great!) split squats. Best way to get a booty burn for sure. This looks like an awesome workout and a good way to mix it up. Are you using dumbbells for most of the exercises like squats and deadlifts?
yes!
For whatever reason I HATE lunges but love deadlifts and squats! I do Body Pump a few times a week so thankfully I’m forced to work through the lunges even though I don’t like them.
Do you use one of those pancake tools (no idea what it’s called- kind of like a pastry bag)? Your pancakes are always perfectly round! If so, I might need to invest in one.
I actually like jumping lunges. I think single leg dead lifts or squats would have to be my fave.
I do love a good squat! Ha! I prefer working lower body because it gets my HR up quicker than upper body. What can I say, I like to feel the burn! 🙂
Love leg days! I often include lower-body workouts more often than upper body workouts because I have more room for improvement in my legs! Favorite exercise? Squats, since I know how good they are for the whole body (http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/25/ask-well-squats-for-aging-knees/) and least favorite are definitely box jumps– I just cannot get over my fear of smashing my shins! I do step-ups instead! Highly recommend “side” step-ups, too, for a bit of variation!
That looks like a killer! I don’t mind any kind of squats, but I despise lunges of all varieties. Yuck!
I love all the workouts you post, and this one is no different. Wallsits get me everytime, haha! I totally love squats, and I really do not like lunges. I usually avoid them!
I love mountain climbers! I think theyre fun!
Looks tough! I’m doin’ it tonight 🙂
I love lower body work! I think lunges might be my favorite, as long as I’m not doing 20394832 in a row. Although I suppose I don’t like *any* exercise if I’m doing 20394832 reps of it! Haha.
I love lower body exercises! I actually love jumping lunges because I feel like such a boss doing them 😉
I love this workout! I am going to be on a beach in Puerto Rico in 2 weeks so I need all of the lower body workouts I can get 🙂 I think my favorite lower body workouts always include deadlifts.
I HATE squats and lunges but actually like box jumps. Go figure.
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yum greek yogurt pancakes. . . I know what I am having for lunch!
The lunge track in Body Pump is definitely my least favorite. 🙁 I’m not a big fan of leg work, but I do enjoy the leg press machine at the gym!
Deadlifts! Love those suckers!
Definitely need that recipe! My husband might actually eat that! 🙂
Sorry, commented on the wrong post, I was talking about the recipe for the peanut butter oatmeal cookie dough overnight oats! Oops!
Awesome! I’ve been looking for a leg circuit.. love it! Thanks Julie!
Julie I don’t know how you get yourself to do these crazy hard workouts! You are a rock star!
Lower body day is the WORST…ok, it’s the best workout, but boy do I dread it!
I am with you on jumping lunges!! They are a killer! I think my fave are dead lifts. The stretch feels good!
Yahoo for this lower-body burner! I need to hit the gym during lunch so might incorporate some of this! Favorite lower body move is bulgarian split squats, they target so deep I feel. Least fav are jumping lunges as well, they KILL!
I LOVE lower body moves, my favorites being pistol squats, single leg split squats and deadlifts. I HATE the leg press, too boring and I am with you on the jump lunges = torture.
I really like squats. Squat jumps though? Not my favorite, but when I’m looking for a move to feel the burn fast, THAT is my go-to. They suck, but they work!
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