This 2-Part Leg Day Workout Uses Your Partner's Weight for More Gains
Ready to let your workout buddy push you to your max? You don’t always need weights to test yourself on leg day, especially with this sneaky effective partner series. For this quick sweat session, Men’s Health fitness director Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. and Women's Health editor-in-chief Liz Plosser headed to the park for their latest training video.
By teaming up with a partner, you can create resistance and an interactive element that sure as heck beats staring at a weight rack.
“I started with the lateral lunge and you sort of pushed me down, so I had to really stand firm and strong like a statue and then off I went to go back into a lunge, and we repeated that a few times,” narrated Plosser.
“I'm trying to force you to deal with all that lateral energy, and then you have to balance it, you have to control it,” added Samuel, noting this technique is great for creating a little extra resistance—and even if you have weights at your disposal, it's a type of force you won't get within your standard solo session.
Next, the duo created an isometric setup where Samuel held a split squat for about five seconds while Plosser held him down with the pressure of her body weight. Next, Samuel exploded into jump lunges
“When I was applying pressure on you, I was using all of my strength and I felt like I got even my own little workout there. So we both win!” said Plosser. After you’ve both run through these moves, you might want to repeat one or two more times so you really fire up your legs.
Or, check out the 20 best leg exercises to pack on muscle to your hamstrings, glutes, and quads. Your lower body will be all the better for it.
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