5 Exercises That Give You SPRINTER LEGS (Skip Heavy Squats)

Building sprinter legs, powerful glutes, and explosive hamstrings has almost nothing to do with heavy squats or the leg machines everyone lines up for. The fastest men on earth aren't that strong in the gym, and some barely lift at all. Their legs come from a type of load a barbell can never give you, and it targets three specific muscles most men never train in the right way. At full speed a sprinter puts more than four times his bodyweight into the ground in under a tenth of a second, and his hamstrings absorb around eight times his bodyweight on every stride. This video breaks down five exercises that hit those exact muscles the way running does, with the science behind why each one works. 🔔 Subscribe to Evolve and Build for science-backed training that actually works. Chapters: 0:00 How Sprinters Build Their Legs 2:45 Exercise 1 5:43 Exercise 2 7:50 Exercise 3 9:12 Exercise 4 11:52 Exercise 5