Are you looking to maximize your quadriceps muscle growth? Try out...
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Dec 22, 2025
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Are you looking to maximize your quadriceps muscle growth?
Try out this subtle technique change during the seated leg extension! 👇
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Try out this subtle technique change during the seated leg extension! 👇
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A recent study by Larsen et al assessed how the position of the hip, whether being in a more flexed or extended position, influences hypertrophy. The researchers found “that rectus femoris muscle hypertrophy was greater with 40° [of] hip flexion compared to 90° [of] hip flexion with no differences between legs for vastus lateralis hypertrophy.”
They hypothesized that the greater hypertrophy seen in the rectus femoris at 40 degrees of hip flexion was due to training it in a more lengthened position.
They hypothesized that the greater hypertrophy seen in the rectus femoris at 40 degrees of hip flexion was due to training it in a more lengthened position.
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On the other hand, there was no significant difference in the vastus lateralis because changing the angle of the hip has no influence on the length of any of the vasti muscles.
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You don’t necessarily have to take this finding to the extreme. Try moving the seat back and leaning back instead of leaning forward.
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