Hi, I'm Kevin Don, the Get Fit Guy.

I'm here to share my accumulated decade of knowledge in the strength and conditioning industry

to help you to separate the facts from the fallacies.

Now, legs, they're pretty important, aren't they? Certainly when we consider that humans are upright bipeds.

The legs help to support and locomote. So they propel us forwards, backwards, push us sideways and allow us to stand in a queue.

They've also handily bend right in the middle, allowing us to

sit down to rest and perform critical bodily functions such as evacuation. Now, as we age,

like every part of us, our legs are subject to entropic processes. They undergo losses of muscle mass and bone mineral density.

My own family, my father has gotten to the age that if he starts to lose his footing,

he can't recover the situation, or if he slips and falls down, he can't get up again without

assistance, which is crazy considering he was a powerlifting champion. But he's also of that generation where

the mindset is that the elderly shouldn't be lifting weights and of course the same generation

where he won't listen to his child telling him what's best. Now whether you want to be able to just

have more sure footing on uneven terrain, play games with

your children or grandchildren, or hit the golf course with your friends, or even just have

legs that would make a rhinoceros jealous, let's have a look at the best way to strength train

your legs and make that happen. So previously on the podcast, I've spoken about a strength hierarchy, which in case you

don't remember is it's like a pyramid and the broadest part at the base is motor control. And above

that, we've got muscular endurance, strength endurance, and finally maximum contractions.

What this just means is, first of all, you've got to be able to make the pattern required.

Above that, you've got to be able to make the pattern required. Above that, you've got to be

able to make the pattern required as you're becoming more tired, then make the pattern required

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