Squats, deadlifts, lunges and leg press are all excellent, basic, compound leg exercises that should be in everyone’s program. However, there are many times that some isolation exercises are beneficial to add in as well and monster walks are just such an exercise.
Usually the best time to utilize this exercise is after you have completed your major strength lifts or as part of your warm up sequence. For rep ranges, you can either count steps or just go distances. You can add intensity by increasing band tension.
As Judy demonstrates below, there are many different ways you can do them and here are a couple variances:
Depending on which direction and angle you go, different parts of the lower body will be targeted.
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