How to Increase Leg Power

Your legs are home to the largest and strongest muscles in your entire body. When trained properly, they can be a source of immense strength and power, a great benefit for someone looking to improve their athleticism or general appearance. Also, because muscle is so much more metabolically active than other tissues, focusing on your legs will help your body burn that much more fat.

Instructions

1. Run sprints on an incline. The best way to do this is on a hill but a treadmill with an adjustable incline can work as well. This helps to work all your leg muscles.

2. Add weight when your leg muscles start to adjust to the sprints. Hold dumbbells and try to walk as fast as you can up hill. This will continue to stress your calves, hamstrings and quadriceps.

3. Focus on doing squats. Squats are the best, most efficient gym exercise to add strength and power to your legs. Keep the reps low and the weight high. Your rep range should be between 4 and 6.

4. Eat a high protein and high carbohydrate diet. Protein and carbs are crucial to both muscle growth and energy production. 40% of your daily calories should come from protein and another 40% from complex carb sources.

5. Raise your calorie intake above maintenance. You have to consume more calories than your body burns if you want to gain strength

6. Perform isolation leg exercises 3 times a week, including leg extensions, leg curls and standing calf raises. Keep the weight very high so that you can only perform 4 to 6 reps per set.

Tips & Warnings

• Always consult a physician before starting any new exercise program.