Leg Strength

Climb a lot of stairs, as it gets easier, add weights in a back pack. Cycling in hilly country will put a burn in those legs. I've not seen many avid cyclists that didn't have strong legs. This is old school, but doing duck walk exercises will stress the legs too.

Do you have an issue with doing squats and other leg exercises or just don't have the equipment or gym membership.

 

Squats and deadlifts are the most efficient.

Sprinting is a great option.

Don't bother with anything else unless you want sub par results.

And have some ****ing patience young'un.

 

I often do leapfrogs at the gym - good for explosive leg strength. For a full three minutes, from a squat position, jump as far as you can and land in a squat position, exploding off your feet for each jump. Repeat for a full three minutes never getting up out of a squat. Very challenging, and very different from traditional leg exercises.

We also do something called horse stance, which is standing in a deep squat position for a period of time like 1 or 2 minutes. Jumping lunges are also very hard and yield great results.

 

i second the duck walk exercises. of course not exclusively but they will get your legs burning in no time, especially if you mix them up a bit. try one minute.

 

There are just as many if not more for legs.. but the top ones remain the top ones.

 

This is true for upper body as well. However, I like the front squat over the back squat.

 

Front squats are a more quad dominant movement, but the back squat loads the body overall moreso, so the benefits are greater as a primary movement, for strength purposes.
They both have their place.