Build stronger legs and a solid core

You only have to look at the physical transformations of the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale from skinny teens into world class warriors to deduce that stronger legs can make you a more powerful footballer.

 

Exercise geniuses Back2Action have devised the perfect programme to solidify your core muscles and get your calves and thighs into top shape – using a programme of squat jumps, box steps and pendulum lunges, you’ll feel the results in no time. And there’s also the crazy Bosu ball volley wall challenge, that will chisel your ball skills as well as your muscles…

 

This workout was designed by Rayan Wilson, director of Back2Action. Follow @Back_2_Action

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Nick Moore

Nick Moore is a freelance journalist based on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. He wrote his first FourFourTwo feature in 2001 about Gerard Houllier's cup-treble-winning Liverpool side, and has continued to ink his witty words for the mag ever since. Nick has produced FFT's 'Ask A Silly Question' interview for 16 years, once getting Peter Crouch to confess that he dreams about being a dwarf.