How to Increase Thigh Muscles with 4 Classic Exercises

　　Are your thighs too thin? To grow your thigh muscles, you can increase exercise intensity and gradually increase strength training over time. Squats, lunges, and leg presses are all great options for strengthening your leg muscles. Eat more calories to fuel your workout and make sure you eat plenty of protein. Read on to learn more about how to make your thighs stronger.

　　Strengthen thighs with typical exercises

　　1. Do squat training. This is a classic thigh-strengthening exercise that works the hamstrings in your back legs and the quadriceps in your front legs. If it's not in your training routine right now, make it a regular training routine right now. Squats can be performed without weights or made more difficult with a barbell or dumbbells.

　　Stand straight with your feet slightly wider than shoulder width apart. Toes point forward. Don't keep your knees stiff.

　　If you're using dumbbells, pick them up with both hands and place them in front of your ribs. Squat while maintaining position, placing the dumbbells on your heels, not the balls of your feet. Bend your knees and tilt your hips back and down, as if you were sitting on a chair, until your thighs are parallel to the floor. Then slowly return to a standing position. Repeat this process 15 times in a row, take a break, and then do it 2 more times. Do this 3-5 times a week to build strong thighs.

　　2. Do lunges training. This is another classic thigh exercise that can be enhanced with two dumbbells. Lunges also help strengthen your calves. When you do lunges you can do this:

　　Stand with the dumbbells at your sides.

　　Take a big step forward with one foot.

　　As you step forward, bend the other knee until it's almost touching the floor.

　　Stand up and return to the starting position, then step forward with the other foot first and repeat the exercise.

　　Repeat this process 15 times in a row, take a break, and then do it 2 more times. Do this 3-5 times a week to build strong thighs.

　　3. Do straight-leg deadlift training. This exercise is designed to stretch your leg tendons. To do this exercise you will need two dumbbells, a balance ball, or a barbell of a weight that you can lift 10 times in a row.

　　Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. The weights you use should be placed in front of your body.

　　Bend over and hold the weights. Don't bend your knees; your knees should be straight.

　　Lift the weight while straightening your back.

　　Bend over again and lower the weight back to the floor.

　　Repeat ten times, then rest and do another two sets.

　　4. Do leg press training . You'll need a piece of equipment to do this workout, but the results are worth the cost of the gym. The leg press machine allows you to adjust the weight you use, so you can add more weight as your leg muscles get stronger.

　　Sit on the back of a leg press machine with your feet on the pedals. Your knees should be bent. You can hold on to the handles to keep yourself stable.

　　Push the pedals with your feet. Push the machine to lift the load. You should be able to feel it in your thighs. Repeat 15 times, then rest and do another two sets.