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Quads Exercises
All 60 exercises that train the Quads as a primary muscle, grouped by movement pattern. Pick by your equipment; each page lists alternatives.
Muscle
Chest
Upper Back
Lats
Traps
Rear Delts
Front Delts
Side Delts
Biceps
Triceps
Forearms
Core
Obliques
Lower Back
Glutes
Quads
Hamstrings
Calves
Adductors
Hip Flexors
Shoulders
Neck
Conditioning 5
Hip Hinge 2
Legs (isolation) 3
Lunge 20
Bulgarian Split Squat
Dumbbell · Quads, Glutes
Curtsy Lunge
Bodyweight · Glutes, Quads
Dumbbell Lateral Lunge
Dumbbell · Quads
Dumbbell Lunges
Dumbbell · Quads
Dumbbell Reverse Lunge
Dumbbell · Quads, Glutes
Explosive Bulgarian Jump
Bodyweight · Quads
Forward Lunge
Bodyweight · Quads, Glutes
Jumping Lunge
Bodyweight · Quads, Glutes
Kettlebell Lunge
Kettlebell · Quads
Lateral Lunge
Bodyweight · Glutes, Adductors, Quads
Lunge with Scapular Movement (Up & Down)
Bodyweight · Quads
Reverse Lunge
Bodyweight · Quads, Glutes
Single Leg Dumbbell Lunges
Dumbbell · Quads
Smith Machine Split Squat
Machine · Quads
Split Squat
Bodyweight · Quads, Glutes
Split Squat Jump
Bodyweight · Quads
Step Ups
Bodyweight · Quads
Step-Up
Bodyweight · Quads, Glutes
Walking Lunge
Bodyweight · Quads, Glutes
Walking Lunge Barbell
Barbell · Quads
Mobility 2
Squat 28
Banded Squat
Resistance Band · Quads, Glutes
Barbell Back Squat
Barbell · Quads, Glutes
Barbell Front Squat
Barbell · Quads, Glutes
Bodyweight Squat
Bodyweight · Quads, Glutes
Box Squat
Barbell · Glutes, Quads
Chair Squat
Bodyweight · Quads, Glutes
Cossack Squat
Bodyweight · Quads
Duck Walks
Bodyweight · Quads
Dumbbell Jump Squats
Dumbbell · Quads
Dumbbell Squat
Dumbbell · Quads, Glutes
intermediate
Dumbbell Thruster
Dumbbell · Quads, Glutes, Front Delts
Goblet Squat
Dumbbell · Quads, Glutes
Goblet Squat Heels Elevated
Dumbbell · Quads
Hack Squat
Machine · Quads
Jump Squat
Bodyweight · Quads, Glutes
Jumping Squats
Bodyweight · Quads
Kettlebell Squat
Kettlebell · Quads, Glutes
Landmine Squat
Barbell · Quads
Leg Press
Machine · Quads, Glutes
Pistol Squat
Bodyweight · Quads, Glutes
Smith Machine Squat
Machine · Quads, Glutes
Squat (Low Bar)
Barbell · Quads
Squat Hold with Calf Raises
Bodyweight · Quads
Straight Leg Adduction with Foot Flexion
Bodyweight · Quads
Sumo Squat
Dumbbell · Glutes, Adductors, Quads
Sumo Squats (Bodyweight)
Bodyweight · Quads
advanced
Thruster
Barbell · Quads, Glutes, Front Delts
Wall Sit
Bodyweight · Quads