Squats are a standard exercise for strengthening the quadriceps, but physical therapists said other movements can target the same muscle group. The five exercises are step-ups, lunges, leg presses, downhill and backward uphill walks, and single-leg balances, which vary in movement type and intensity, according to Joe Hribick, DPT, PT, COMT, FAAOMPT; Michael Fredericson, MD; and Robbie Mann, PT, DPT, CMTPT.
Compound movements such as squats are multi-joint exercises that involve flexion and extension at more than one joint and work multiple muscle groups at the same time, according to trainers Sydney Miller and Scott Thompson in a report published by NaturalNews.com [1]. The quadriceps femoris, the group of four muscles along the front of the thigh, has been examined in studies of muscle activity during lower-body exercise [2].
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