Kettlebell Kickboxing by Dasha Libin Anderson

Author:Dasha Libin Anderson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 2014-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Remember that running is a sport, and not outright exercise. To get the right length tension relationships in the body and avoid injury and overuse, make sure you supplement your recreational activities with strength and conditioning exercises. Therefore, as much as you might think you are sculpting your legs when you run, you must lift weights and use resistance training to truly define your body, legs included!

LEG ANATOMY

FRONT OF THE LEG

Quadriceps: these are the main large muscles in the front of your thigh.

Hip adductors: these include a variety of muscles that shape the inner thigh. These muscles help move the hip and knee joints as well as balance the pelvis.

CALVES

Gastrocnemius: helps you bend the knee and is also responsible for that beautiful shape of the calf.

Soleus: this part of the calf is capable of extending a force on the ankle, helping us push off the ground when we walk or run, or stand on our toes.

BACK OF THE LEG

Hamstrings: your hamstrings are actually composed of three muscles. The hamstrings bend the knee and help your glutes extend the hip (that is why so many exercises work the hamstrings and the glutes simultaneously). They also help rotate the thigh inward and outward.

YOUR EXERCISES!

SINGLE-ARM KETTLEBELL SWING

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