Leg Presses / Machine Squat Press
How to Do Leg Presses / Machine Squat Press
- Sit down on a leg press machine and place your legs on the platform directly in front of you. Keep your feet at shoulder-width.
- Lower the safety bars holding the weighted platform and press the platform all the way up until your legs are fully extended in front of you but do NOT lock your knees. Your torso and legs should be at a 90-degree angle to each other. This is the starting position.
- Inhaling, slowly lower the platform until your upper and lower legs form a 90-degree angle.
- Return to the starting position by pushing through the heels of your feet, engaging your quadriceps. Exhale as you do so.
- After completing the desired number of repetitions, make sure you lock the safety pins of the machine before alighting.
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Leg Presses / Machine Squat Press Exercise Details
Muscles worked
Leg Presses / Machine Squat Press targets glutes & hip flexors and quadriceps and also works hamstrings. Use the illustration and step-by-step instructions above to learn the movement pattern and practice proper form.
Equipment needed
This is a gym exercise. Equipment required: full gym.
Similar exercises
Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Single / one arm overhead dumbbell squats, cossack squats and high box jumps. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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