Do you want to sculpt your quads? You are in the right place!

Today I am giving you my ultimate guide on how I succeeded to build my quads.
Plus I’m giving you my FREE follow-along quad workout.

First off, let me tell you, I am not genetically gifted with big quads.
In fact, they were the muscle group I always had a hard time growing.

But these tips and these exercises I have for you today, helped me isolate those quads and grow them like never before.

You see, quads are responsible for general everyday movement.
Just think about everything you use your leg for: walking, sitting, running, cycling…

Because of their huge role in everyday activities, quads are super easy to target and engage, but they are really hard to challenge.
And for us girls with less testosterone, getting some serious progress and muscle development in those quads might be a mission impossible.

Especially if we’re not training right.

But not today, quads! NOT TODAY!
Because today we’re going through the best quad exercises you can do at home (or at the gym).
All you need are some weights, I use a kettlebell and 2 dumbbells, but you can modify it and work with whatever you have on hand.

I’ll give you the recipe for sculpting those quads and getting stronger and sexier legs overall.
I packed the most effective quad workouts, with the 8 best quad exercises you can actually do in the comfort of your own home.

Let’s get started right away!

Girl’s Guide To Quad Workouts


The 9 Quad Rules

We’re starting off with some of the most important tips and tricks you should always pay attention to.

I called them The Quad Rules, but they really can be applied to any other muscle you’re trying to build.

Let’s dive into them!

#1 Work On Your Whole Body

Spot training is where most people make a mistake.

“If you want to build a certain body part, just work on that body part.”

Wrong!

The human body is more complex than that, and if you want to build more muscles, and lose more body fat, you’ll have to work on your body as a whole piece.

Skipping some muscle groups and only concentrating on others will only slow you down, and will prevent you from getting progress.

What you should do is find a full-body workout program, and focus on getting fit overall.

That’s why I created my  workout program RADIATE!

You’ll not only find the best quad exercises and leg workouts at home, but also over 100+ different exercises that will keep your body challenged and in the fat-burning zone even hours after finishing your workout.

Head on to check it out right now!

#2 Always Warm Up

It will take just a few minutes to warm up, usually 2-3 minutes right before your workout, yet it’s so beneficial.

By warming up, the blood will be pumping to the leg area, lowering the chance of muscle pull out or joint injury.

Aside from preventing injuries, warming up will help you activate your quads, plus will get you to focus, getting you in the mood for a workout.

Just a few simple movements such as air squats, lunges, jog into place, and high knees will do the trick.

#3 Quality Over Quantity

This is the golden rule in fitness. 

It doesn’t matter how many reps you do – what matters the most is your form and range of motion.

It’s better to do just 8 reps of squats with perfect form, rather than doing 15 reps while half-assing the movement.

This stands for all quad workouts and for all muscle groups you work on – quality over quantity.


#4 Use Heavy Weights & Progressive Overload

Weights are absolutely a must when trying to make a serious body change, along with building some serious muscle.

Weights will help your quads grow faster and stronger.

So, if you are a home worker such as I am, make sure to invest in some basic equipment.

You really don’t need much. At least one heavy kettlebell and a pair of dumbbells will do the trick.

However, one thing that’s also really important is progressive overload.
This means you should gradually increase the weight in your strength training routine.

Why is this important?!
Well, this way you are challenging your body, allowing your musculoskeletal system to get stronger and not hit a plateau.

Heavyweights and progressive overload are the secret ingredients to your leg workout routine.

#5 But Bodyweight Exercises Are Important As Well

Don’t underestimate the power of the good old-fashioned bodyweight moves too.

I know that someone exercising in the gym is laughing right now, but bodyweight movements are as important when it comes to growing your quads.

Especially these exercises I have for you today… they are the bomb!

In fact some of the very best quad exercises are done using your own bodyweight.

We’ll get into them shortly.

#6 Be Consistent

To really get the results you want, you’ll have to be consistent and work out at least 4 times a week.

Of course, not all of your training sessions would be leg day, however, to get your body into that body changing zone, you’ll have to be pretty consistent and dedicated, and workout on the body as a whole piece.

Check out my Workout Program to start today!

#7 Give it Time

Rome wasn’t built in one day. 

It sometimes takes months, even years to make a change.

Give it some time, hard work and dedication, with the best quad exercises and a fu, body workout routine, and your work will pay off.

Just don’t lose your hopes, it takes months, even years to get the body of your dreams.

#8 Stretch Your Quads At The End Of Each Training

Quad workouts are the key to getting sculpted legs, but stretching those muscles at the end of every workout will speed up the process too.

It’s as important as warming up.

It helps your muscles cool down, lengthen and become more flexible.

Just a few quad stretches will do the trick, so make sure to spare a few more minutes at the end of each workout, for the sake of building healthier legs.

#9 Nutrition, nutrition, nutrition

And last but not least, the mother of all – nutrition!

Nutrition is the most important thing when it comes to getting the body of your dreams, so make sure to feed those muscles with the nutrients they need.

You can have the best quad exercises, warm-up, stretch, be persistent, and do quad workouts daily, with lots of heavyweights.

But if at the end of the day you don’t feed your muscles and your body with the right nutrients, it’s all going to waste.
At the end of the day, it’s 80% nutrition – 20% workout, so make sure to fuel those muscles and eat healthy.

That’s why I created the Fit Girl’s Meal Plan.
This meal plan will help you get enough proteins, fibers, and carbs to grow your quads muscles faster.

Head on to check it out!

8 Best Quad Exercises (+2 BONUS)


20 Min At Home Follow Along Video QUAD Workout

I made a workout video including all of the best quad exercises to get big quads, so here it is:

Now let’s head on to the exercises one by one…

*Heavy Weight Movements*

Using heavy weights when building your quads is crucial for so many reasons.

That’s why you should always make sure to spice your routine up with a kettlebell or a dumbbell.

These are my favorite heavyweight moves!

#1 Heavy Weight Squats

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I always start with squads with a kettlebell in front rack position, aka goblet squats.

However, if we were doing wide squads for our glutes, we want to do them narrow when we want to target the quads.

So, pick up a heavy kettlebell and let’s go!

What you need to do is pick up a heavier kettlebell, stand up with your feet to about shoulder width apart and go down into a squat position.

Keep your chest and head up, your back straight, and push your knees out, between the second and the third toe.

At the bottom position, pause and use your elbows to push your knees out.

Return to the starting position, and squeeze your quads to finish your movement, before going down for another rep.

#2 Stationary Forward Lunges

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I usually do my lunges with two dumbbells.

However, you can do them with a kettlebell, or with your dumbbells in front rack position.

One thing to keep in mind is that forward lunges work better on the quads, than reverse lunges.

Plus, when you do them stationary, you have more control over the form of each rep, and that’s especially important when it comes to lifting weights.

Here’s what to look for in terms of form, when performing stationary lunges:

From the starting position, start going into a lunge, making sure you keep your chest and head up and your back straight.

In the base of your lunge, you have to make sure to have two 90 degrees angles, with the one knee in front of you and the other 2 inches from the floor.

Also, make sure to keep a straight line with your knee and foot.

As soon as you reach this position, freeze for a second or two, before going back to the top.

#3 Suitcase Squat

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This movement works amazing in targeting those quads.

Narrow squads will make sure to add the focus on your quads.

There are a few things you should definitely look for whenever doing suitcase squads, so we’re going through the movement to point them out:

Hold the dumbbells in your hands.
Stand with your feet just a little bit narrower than shoulder-width apart, but keep your toes pointing slightly out.

Push your hips back and squat down until your thighs are at least parallel to floor, keeping your heels flat on the ground, chest up, and knees out.

Keep the weight at your side.
Pause for a second or two and return to your starting position.

#4 Squat Calf Raise

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Same as when doing regular squats, but we’re rising the calves at the end to get even more quad engagement.

Make sure to keep your back straight, chin up and and chest out throughout this whole movement.

#BONUS: Squat Pulses

Girl's Guide To Quad exercises

Or, as like to call them – DESPASITO SQUATS :)

You’ll be surprised how amazing this movement works. Just a few reps and you’ll be in a different place.

Pick up a heavier kettlebell and start going down into a squat position, with your feet to about shoulder wight apart.

Keep your chest and head up, your back straight, and push your knees out, between the second and the third toe.

As you go down into the base of your squat, do it super slow, at least 3 seconds up and 3 seconds down.

However, when you go up into the start position, don’t go all the way up.

We’re going halfway up to finish the rep, meaning, we are never fully relaxing between the reps, which makes it a real quad burner.

*Bodyweight Exercises*


I always include bodyweight movements in my quad workouts routine.

They are so effective and challenging.

I can say that they are actually the best quad exercises you can do to both sculpt your quads and burn the excess fat around them at the same time.

I do a bunch of them in my training sessions, however, you’re about to see mu top 4 when it comes to quads.

#1 Gorilla Squats

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You know how to do a jumping lunge, and you know how to do a jumping squat, but can you do them both as one rep?

Well, you sure can, and this quad-burning combo is actually called Gorilla Squat.

Here’s how to do it right:

Begin in a standing position with your chest up and your feet hip-width apart.

Jump into a lunge position, bringing one foot forward and one foot back, bending both knees to 90 degrees.

Extend through both legs, jumping as high as possible. As you jump up, switch positions of your legs, moving your front foot to the back, and your rear leg to the front.

Once again, extend through both legs, jumping as high as possible, but this time you’re going to land with your feet should-width apart in a squat position. This is one repetition.

So, jumping lunge, jumping lunge and a squat – that’s one rep.

#2 Bear Crawl Hold

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Have you ever heard of Bear Crawl before?

It’s also called Tabletop Position and it’s an amazing bodyweight pose similar to plank.

Bear Crawl is actually an awesome full-body exercise you will find a lot in my RADIATE Program in many variations because the benefits are STUNNING!

It works on multiple muscles, but the main focus is on the quads.

Here’s what you should look for in terms of proper form:

Tabletop position with your wrists under your shoulders and your knees on top of your hips.
Your knees are just a few inches off the floor.
Hold, while keeping your knees low, your back straight and your quads tight.

#3 Traveling Thigh Killers

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I call these “Thighs Killer”, and the name really speaks for the exercise.

This is one of those exercises that after finishing you’d like to lay down in a fetal position and cry.

It’s a real leg burner but a seriously changing one for sure.

Just a couple of reps and your legs will start burning like fire.

Start in a high squat position, your feet are hip-width apart, back straight, chest up.

Continue by performing a jumping squat, but landing a bit wider with every move.

With every jump, you’re going out, out, in, in. Two mini jumps out, then two mini jumps in.

Keep your body as lower as you can in that low squat position, never relaxing.

#4 Running Lunges

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This is one of my favorite exercises when it comes to the lower body, especially to work those quads while breaking a sweat.

It looks so easy and simple, but it’s actually pretty deceiving.

It also targets the booty while making sure to make you sweaty as hell.

Just wait until you try it out – you’ll break a sweat in a matter of reps.

Stand with your feet hip-width apart and step your right foot back, coming into a low reverse lunge.

Shift all of your weight to your left foot, engage your glutes, straighten the back, tighten your core.

Bring your right foot forward and simultaneously jump off your left foot, bringing the right knee to your chest.

Land softly on your left foot, and immediately step back into a low lunge to repeat.

BONUS: Bear Crawl Fire Feet

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And last, but not least, my bonus movement and one of my most hated but probably the very best quad exercises:

Bear crawl fire feet.

Now this variation is FIRE FEET and trust me, it’s the biggest quad burner of them all.

Start in a tabletop position with your wrists under your shoulders and your knees on top of your hips a few inches off the floor. This table-top position is called Bear Crawl.

From here, start running your feet up and down. Now forward and back.

Just tiny little steps at your own pace. 

As you move, make sure to keep your form – knees just a few inches off the floor and back straight.

This is a real burner one for the quads.

It may look easy for starters, but just wait until you get to rep 10.

One thing to think about is keeping your knees one inch off the ground and your shoulders on top of your wrists all the time, to make sure you keep a good form.

Try Out The Best Quad Exercises Right Now!

You have to try my quad workouts ASAP. 

They are the best quad exercises that helped me spice up my leg workout routine and build stronger quads.

You don’t even have to go to the gym to try them out – just grab a pair of dumbbells and do these leg workouts at home.

Also, don’t forget to check out my latest video on YouTube about the 5 mistakes that slowed down my progress!

Make sure to let me know if you find these quad workouts challenging and which are your favorite ones – I’d love to know.

Also, don’t forget to share my guide to quad workouts and the best quad exercises with your friends.

Till next time, babe!
xo,
Monica

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