How to stengthen your Quadriceps and strengthen your knees

The strength of your quads is so important to your knee health!

Your quadricep muscles are the front of thigh muscles that are responsible for straightening your knee.

You'll see the progression from beginner exercises through advancement to the goblet squat and why strengthening your quadriceps is so important for strengthening your knee.

There are a jillion exercises for quads, but in this video I focus on the essential ones to take you through a progression.

TIMECODES:

00:00 - Intro
01:30 - Mistake #1
01:50 - Mistake #2
02:22 - Mistake #3
02:36 - The 4 areas to strengthen your knees
03:18 - Quadriceps - where, what, why 06:00 - Knee Extensions
07:14 - Terminal Knee Extension
08:40 - Sit to Stand Series
13:39 - Goblet Squat
14:29 - Using a Bike to strengthen your Quads

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