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Equipment Needed

• Leg Press Machine

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Sitewide Performance

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• 220 lb average weight
• 760 lb best weight
• 33 times logged
• #30 popularity rank

Average Sitewide Leg Press Weight

• 210 lb average weight
• 760 lb best weight
• 24 times logged
• #32 popularity rank

Average Male Leg Press Weight

• 240 lb average weight
• 330 lb best weight
• 4 times logged
• #49 popularity rank

Average Female Leg Press Weight

Steps

• Step 1: Sit down on a leg press machine and place your legs on the platform in front of you. Your feet should be positioned approximately a foot to one and half feet apart.
• Step 2: Lower the safety bars holding the platform in place. Press the platform all the way up until your legs are fully extended, without locking your knees. This is the starting position.
• Step 3: As you inhale, slowly lower the platform until your upper and lower legs make a 90-degree angle.
• Step 4: Push with the heels of your feet and use your quadriceps to go back to the starting position. Exhale as you do so.
• Step 5: Repeat for the number of reps in your set. Make sure that the safety pins are locked properly once you have finished.

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Details

leg press is a exercise machine exercise that primarily targets the quads and to a lesser degree also targets the glutes and hamstrings ...more

leg press is a exercise machine exercise that primarily targets the quads and to a lesser degree also targets the glutes and hamstrings.

The only leg press equipment that you really need is the following: leg press machine. There are however many different leg press variations that you can try out that may require different types of leg press equipment or may even require no equipment at all.

Learning proper leg press form is easy with the step by step leg press instructions, leg press tips, and the instructional leg press technique video on this page. leg press is a exercise for those with a beginner level of physical fitness and exercise experience. Watch the leg press video, learn how to do the leg press, and then be sure and browse through the leg press workouts on our workout plans page!

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• Seated Leg Press
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Tips

1. Make sure your back is in contact with the pad on the machine at all times. Never lock your legs completely.
2. Keep your head up and your eyes facing forward.
3. Grasp the bars along the bench seat for support.

Variations

1. Adjust the width of your feet on the platform.

Types

• Force Type: Push
• Mechanics Type: Compound

7 Reviews

• AaronV about 14 years ago #

  Squats are better

• bgodonus about 14 years ago #

  Good for isolating legs, but squats are better for legs with core involvement

• Wapow [deactivated] about 7 years ago #

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• Wapow [deactivated] about 7 years ago #

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• Wapow [deactivated] almost 7 years ago #

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• Wapow [deactivated] almost 7 years ago #

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Equipment Needed

• Leg Press Machine

Similar Exercises

• Seated Leg Press
• One-Arm Side Bench Burpee
• 1 Leg Lateral Change of Direction Hops
• Dumbbell Goblet Squat
• Split Squat Jump

Featured Plans

• Adrian Peterson Workout Plan
• Arnold Schwarzenegger Workout Plan
• Dwayne Johnson Workout Plan
• Rugby Workout Plan
• Will Smith Workout Plan

Tips

1. Make sure your back is in contact with the pad on the machine at all times. Never lock your legs completely.
2. Keep your head up and your eyes facing forward.
3. Grasp the bars along the bench seat for support.

Variations

1. Adjust the width of your feet on the platform.

Types

• Force Type: Push
• Mechanics Type: Compound