leg muscles
Calves and hamstrings
The muscles of the leg, particularly those in the thighs and calves that enable walking, running, jumping, and standing.
Often referenced in fitness contexts: My leg muscles are sore from yesterday's squats.
The term covers major muscle groups including quadriceps, hamstrings, and calves, though casual usage rarely gets that specific.
- quadricepsFour-part thigh muscle
- hamstringsRear thigh muscles
- calvesRear shin muscles
- calf raisesExercise lifting heels repeatedly
- thighsUpper leg sections
thigh gap · glutes · tendons · flexing · stride · sprint · cramp · lactic acid · burn · soreness · power · pistons · pumping · squat · lunge · cycling · spin class · running
- leg anatomythigh, calf, knee, ankle, femur
- musclesbiceps, triceps, abs, hamstrings, quads
- gaitgait, walking, stride, step, cadence
- invertebrate petstarantula, hermit crab, praying mantis, emperor scorpion, scorpion
body region
leg musclesback muscles
Flesh supporting the spine
abdominal muscles · pectoral muscles · biceps · deltoids · triceps
leg, legs, legged, legging, leggings, leggy, muscle, muscles, muscled