If you're anything like me, this is the toughest one and the least fun of all the exercises and workout regimens: building muscles in your legs.
But if we want the full workout - not just building up our biceps, triceps, chest, shoulders, and abs - we need to at least give a minimal effort toward our poor, sickly, chicken legs! We can run all we want, and that's fantastic and good for us and our heart (not to mention toning up!), but if it's muscle BUILDING you're looking to do, unfortunately you're going to have to work those legs like never before.
But don't be intimidated; you can do this by working out only three times a week...
twice if you don't mind waiting a little longer for results! I'm going to say the dreaded word here: SQUATS.
You know all those huge guys you see in the gym with the towels on their necks and all the weights they're supporting? Yep, that needs to be YOU.
No, yelling and grunting certainly isn't required, but you may find yourself understanding why they're doing it.
You're going to want to get a workout partner if you don't already have one.
I recommend - as always - going with free weights and not machines.
It helps your balance and tone immensely.
Just have your partner stand there and guide your reps.
Take on as much weight as you can so you can successfully do a few sets of eight repetitions.
Once you start doing this a few times a week, you'll get used to it and it won't seem so bad!