Leg exercise suggestions for a person without gym equipment

[CodiMac]

I no longer have a gym membership and so now my workout equipment at home consists basically just of dumbells, a barbell and plenty of weights for them both.

I've found so far that you can get a great workout for most every other bodypart with such simple equipement, the only thing that seems to be lacking are leg exercises. Without the leg press or extension machines which I used to use most often, it is seeming tough.

Does anyone have suggestions for some good leg exercises that I could do with such a simple equipment set up? Thank you.

[Kiknskreem]

Overhead squats, higher rep front squats, single leg squats, unweighted and weighted, sled dragging, car pushing, deadlifts and all their variations, hack squats...

You could also find some squat stands for cheap or even improvise them with saw-horses which would greatly expand the possibilities.

[Mindi912]

Sissi Squats

[jmonty]

Sissi Squats

i tried those the other day just out of curiousity and it wasn't pretty. coudln't do one. ><

maybe i was goign back to far. ya.. that's it.

[CodiMac]

I live in a small apartment so I really don't have space to bring saw horses and squat racks into the place.

What are "sissi squats"?

So far the best thing I have come up with is doing dumbbell lunges.

Thank you for the suggestions so far.

[FatScottishGuy]

pistols
http://www.beastskills.com/Pistol.htm

[CodiMac]

pistols
http://www.beastskills.com/Pistol.htm

but are bodyweight exercises like this any good for trying to gain mass? I always thought they say that in order to gain mass you need to work with heavy weights.

[Kiknskreem]

but are bodyweight exercises like this any good for trying to gain mass? I always thought they say that in order to gain mass you need to work with heavy weights.

If you're looking to make serious progress, you can't train in your apartment.

[jmonty]

What are "sissi squats"?

oh, i was doing it wrong.. i thought you laid down on your shins and bent back like a two legged hurdler stretch.

[Mindi912]

i tried those the other day just out of curiousity and it wasn't pretty. coudln't do one. ><

maybe i was goign back to far. ya.. that's it.

yeah that was definitely it

I had a free day a little while ago and so decided to try some exercises I hadn't done before - great experiment.

Sissy squats were no: 1 on my list

After that was Glute Ham Raises

[jmonty]

After that was Glute Ham Raises

ugh, i think i did that in Army PT... is that when you are on all 4s and like kick your leg back?

[CodiMac]

If you're looking to make serious progress, you can't train in your apartment.

Well sure I know but I have no major goals on par with people on here who are very serious, but I don't think that having such a simple setup should make some decent results impossible, should it? I'm more just going for staying in good shape/general health type goals. I was much more serious in a bodybuilding sense with bulking/cutting etc. when I was in university but now that I'm done and working and stuff I'm more focused on other things and don't have the same aspirations.

But I haven't really found that my workouts have been greatly limited at all. Aside from legs, which has been a problem for finding exercises, there are plenty of things to work everything else.

[jmonty]

well then you should be able to get a good work out with body weight high rep (20+) squats, and jump squats. you have dumbbells so you could work them in as well. soon you'll probably need straps and heavier dumbbells but it is a start

[Mindi912]

ugh, i think i did that in Army PT... is that when you are on all 4s and like kick your leg back?

no that's when you get on your knees and either lock them under something or have your friend hold your ankles/legs and you lean as far forward as you can come back up again.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/renegade10.htm

[labradarep]

All types of lunges & split squats