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BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO… TRAINING LEGS

As this is a guide to leg training for beginners, it’s worth noting from the start that how you train should be heavily based on what you’re looking to achieve. If you’re starting out because you have a specific sport to improve your physical capacity in, then your training should focus on that specific sporting adaptation.

However, this article is going to approach things from a more general angle and assume that, like most gym-goers, you’ve decided to start lifting because you want to improve your overall quality of life – and most likely get stronger and build more muscle

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