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Lovely Lady Legs: Jen Jewell's Leg-Sculpting Workout

Don't hide your legs this winter, display them! Build your legs and burn some fat with Jen's intense lower-body workout.
by Jen Jewell Dec 11, 2012

The winter affords us no reprieve from showing our legs. And why should it? Leggings, skinny jeans, holiday-party dresses, and beach-vacation bikinis are all part of a cold-weather wardrobe.

Instead of bucking the trends and hiding in sweatpants, use the winter months to whip your lower body into shape. With sculpted legs and buns, you'll not only rock a pair of leggings, but you'll be ready for flirty hemlines when the spring comes back around.

My favorite way to sculpt my lower body is by coupling weighted exercises with bursts of cardio. The weights help build muscle and the cardio bursts add some calorie-burning intensity. Add this workout to your regimen and show off your sculpted glutes, quads, and hams!

Leg-Shaping Sweat Session

Perform the first superset four times with a 30-second rest between each set. Repeat this pattern for each superset.

The Workout

Pro Tip:
You can change the exercises. Choose some of your favorite lower-body movements and alternate them with cardio exercises. I do, however, always include some sort of deadlift. Sumo deadlifts are my fave!


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Viktor7

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Sweet, that's how I like to train. I actually do it for other body parts too.

Dec 10, 2012 9:53am | report
fitnessjewell

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fitnessjewell

Same here! I love throwing cardio bursts in throughout each of my workouts- keeps the intensity high, heart rate up and makes for a fun workout!

Mar 7, 2013 4:52pm | report
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imm gonna give it a try :D

Dec 12, 2012 2:27am | report
mariesellers

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mariesellers

Love combination of HIIT with weights or sand back

Dec 12, 2012 10:18am | report
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xMiiDNIGHT

Those leg ball curls are awesome, I always do them for a leg warm up.

Dec 12, 2012 12:13pm | report
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xkLiMaTiC

All Kinds of Gains on a Daily Basis!!

Dec 13, 2012 8:10am | report
fitnessjewell

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fitnessjewell

Thanks everyone! Would love to hear feedback after you've tried the workout- I LOVE adding in these cardio bursts, they've really made such a difference for me in terms of overall results! Work it! : )

Dec 13, 2012 3:55pm | report
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Footballa_19

I hve always said that jump rope is one of the most underrated mid-set exercises! I tried this on a female client who said she wanted ripped legs. We've done it twice in the last two weeks and its her fav. workout! Well done!

Dec 18, 2012 3:37pm | report
hcook

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hcook

Hey, what's the 1 you're doing in the picture?

Dec 19, 2012 10:44am | report
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aj_batt

Mountain climbers

Dec 25, 2012 7:55pm | report
atlchika11

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atlchika11

im doing this tonight!

Dec 28, 2012 8:43am | report
dogetta

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dogetta

great at home workout if regular squats are done instead of presses.

Dec 29, 2012 1:06pm | report
trainergirl123

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trainergirl123

Anyone tried this yet? Heavy lift like 80percent max or lower weights like 60percent? Tried with or without 60 second rest intervals? Thanks for the feedback

Jan 5, 2013 11:54pm | report
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MelHunter

I did this workout today, it was awesome! The jump roping sucked but in a good way! I took 60 second breaks and pretty much did 100% throughout the whole workout. I'll definitely feel it tomorrow!

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I want to try this! Better double up on my carbs

Jan 14, 2013 10:33am | report
frostwalker

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frostwalker

This nearly killed me. Funny how after upper body workouts I put "bitches!" at the end of every thought/sentence and after lower body workouts I can't say anything but "holy mutha ----!" LOL...I got a lot of lower body work to do.

Jan 15, 2013 11:23am | report
fitnessjewell

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fitnessjewell

Thanks for the feedback! Haha, love the brutal honesty- and yes, this workout is a doozy, all of the cardio bursts really make you 'work it work it' even more than usual! Fun and effective- keep me posted on your progress! Happy training! :)

Mar 7, 2013 4:49pm | report
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HeatherJay14

looking forward to trying this out!

Jan 16, 2013 8:36am | report
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Going to do this tonight !!

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Added~ to my work out

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Jan 19, 2013 9:57pm | report
Naturalgurl

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Naturalgurl

Awesome, I will try this workout tonight! Thank you.

Jan 20, 2013 8:57am | report
fitnessjewell

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fitnessjewell

A HUGE thank you to everyone for the feedback! Please keep me posted on your progress and results! I've received a ton of emails specifically about this workout, too- even though it's titled 'Lovely Lady Legs' it's definitely something that the guys can add to their regimen as well!

Mar 7, 2013 4:51pm | report
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ZnelSA

This is my fav way to train...this work out literally kicked my ***.

Mar 11, 2013 5:19am | report
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lizmidori2007

Does this workout cover calves too?

Mar 20, 2013 12:21am | report
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