Great Unstable Exercises For Legs That Burn Fat & Build Muscle!

 

Training in unstable environments forces you to concentrate and uses more of the muscles in the body to execute. It corrects muscle imbalances, improves stablization or the core, it prepares tissue for upcoming demands of training, improves cardiorespiratory and neuromuscular systems and establishes proper movement. 

Do unstable training for at least 4 - 6 weeks to see the increase in body fat reduction, strength in the stabilizing muscles, lean muscle mass and general performance. Here are some examples of unstable exercises: 

Bosu Ball Squats

Bosu Dumbbell Reverse Lunge with Knee Lift

Bosu Goblet Squats

Bosu Ball One Leg Bridge

Bosu Split Lunges

Bosu Stiff-Leg Deadlift

Swiss Ball Leg Curls

At Home Body Weight Leg, Glute and Abs Workout

Jump Squats

3 - 4 Sets

15 - 12 Reps

Walking Plank

3 - 4 Sets

8 Reps Leading with Right Arm

8 Reps with the Left Arm

One Leg Squat to Box

3 - 4 Sets

15 Reps Each Leg

Side Plank Lifts

3 - 4 Sets

15 Reps Each Side

One Leg Stiff Leg Deadlift

3 - 4 Sets

12 - 15 Reps

Hanging Scissors

3 - 4 Reps

12 - 15 Reps

Ball Leg Circles

3 - 4 Sets

24 Reps Forward Circles

24 Reps Backward Circles

Bridge

3 - 4 Sets

45 sec. - 1 min. 

One Leg Calf Raise

3 - 4 Sets

15 - 20 Reps Each Calf

Some of the Best Home Gym Equipment to Buy!

I have spent almost 10 years building my gym from a mixture of new and used equipment. I'm really glad at this time during the quarantine, that I did this because I don't have monthly payments for equipment. Most people do not have a set up like this, but there are some reasonably priced equipment you can buy to keep up with your fitness goals!

TRX Suspension Strap

Price ranges from: $150 - $180

Perfect Resistance Bands

Price ranges from: $14.99 - $19.99

Perfect Handles: $11.99

SKLZ Sliders

Price range: $20 - $30

Swiss (Stability) Ball

Price ranges from: $10 - $30

Adjustable Bench with Dumbbell Set

Bench price ranges: $100 - $300

Dumbbell Set (3 pairs) price ranges: $45 - $150

Bosu Ball

Price ranges: $110 - $140

Pull-Up Door Way Bar

Price ranges: $12 - $35

Adjustable Weights

Price ranges: $199 - $400

Squat Rack/Chest Press Stand

Price ranges $50 - $75

Adjustable Squat Rack with Pull-Up Bar & Olympic Weight Set

Price ranges: $125 - $300

Bicep Workout With Balance

Bosu Barbell Curls

Barbell Curl is the standard exercise for building strength and mass in the biceps. Adding a bosu makes it also include core and balance strengthening. It also helps avoid using your upper body to lift the weight making the exercise a lot more difficult than the standard. Make sure to keep your core tight as you balance on the bosu and lift the barbell up and down.

Swiss Ball One Arm Preacher Curl

One arm preacher curls is great to target the brachialis, which is the lower part of your bicep. However, adding a Swiss ball will make the exercise more difficult and add some core stabilization which will burn more calories. Make sure when executing this exercise you keep your core tight at all times so that you don't lose control of the ball. Place one of your arms on the ball with the back of the arm against the Swiss ball with dumbbell. Use the other arm as support or place around the front of the Swiss ball. Slowly, lower your arm with the dumbbell to about 90 degrees and curl it back to starting position. You don't want to go beyond this because you can hyper extend your shoulder which can lead to future injury. Repeat on the other arm.

Swiss Ball Dumbbell Lateral Side Curls

Great way to train the long head of the biceps with stabilization. Sit on the Swiss ball and keep your core engaged at all times. Grab your dumbbells and place your arms outside of your thighs with hands facing up. Lift the dumbbells up towards your the side of your shoulders and slowly bring them back to starting position.