Suggestions for bodyweight lower body exercises?

[shawnbfitness]

I'm looking for some new lower body exercises and circuits for some of my clients. I'm primarily looking for suggestions that are purely bodyweight exercises and that don't involve jumping, or being on the ground on the knees. I'll take any suggestions though! Thanks.

[power-lift-er]

Bodyweight Lunges, squats, and one-legged squats.

[Mr.ILL]

^^^^

Toe raises

[fcalise]

Bodyweight Lunges, squats, and one-legged squats.

One legged squats is definitely a good one, challenging too.

Don't know what to call this but, lunge once towards a bench, then next step is on the bench and raise the other knee to his/her chest.

[sirbobmontgomery]

step ups, side to side hops, front to back hops, box/bench jumps.

[Mr.ILL]

step ups, side to side hops, front to back hops,

I use all of those. You can also add in other exercises with db's while performing them.

[askthetrainer]

I'm looking for some new lower body exercises and circuits for some of my clients. I'm primarily looking for suggestions that are purely bodyweight exercises and that don't involve jumping, or being on the ground on the knees. I'll take any suggestions though! Thanks.

Bulgarian split squats (force them to really stretch their hip flexors by having their front foot forward enough and make sure their back knee gets almost touching the floor)

Split squats w/ the front foot elevated at various heights.

[Ctrainer]

Bridge ups...with feet on the ground or elevated on a bench...Plie' squats

[Keltron]

One legged squats is definitely a good one, challenging too.

Don't know what to call this but, lunge once towards a bench, then next step is on the bench and raise the other knee to his/her chest.

I believe that's a step up to balance. But I think NASM says to bring the knee only up to hip level and to fully dorsiflex the ankle.

[mikeylhc]

I like to do

Squats
Lunges
Reverse Lunges
Calf Raises
Sumo Squats
and walking wide step Squats

usually have a dumbell to two dumbells for some of those. 10-15lbs seems good for an out of shape person. Resistance Bands also work really well for squats and hip extensions etc.

[neutrolizr]

When i train heavier clients or on a bootcamp day for my others, i'll have them do

Squats
Lunges
Or Lunges with front foot up on step and then a set with back foot up on step.
Pushups
Pushups with bosu upside down
wide pushups
diamond pushups
under the fence pushups
tricep dips (depending on strength and size, knees close gradually to legs full extended)
Stability ball Hamstring curls
Back extensions on floor or with Stability ball
Full Body weight deadlift with good form
Pushup into row motion
Single leg squats
Pull up under smith machine. (lay under bar with butt just before bar, knees bent, pull upper part of body up iwth elbows up and out)
Side Planks on elbows or full arm extension
Planks
Abs...in outs, rock and rolls, pulse ups, bicycles, crunches fully extended

there's a ton...

[tishtash]

plie squats w/ a 180 (side lunge)

ie:
plie squat
turn left and lunge
back to center, plie squat
turn right and lunge
back to center for plie
do 8-10 and then pulse all three