Leg press
A compound exercise for the quads and glutes, with help from the adductors, hamstrings. Equipment: leg press.
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How to do it
- Setup: Feet shoulder width in the middle of the platform.
- Lower until hips start to tuck
- Press through the whole foot
- Knees stay out
Muscles worked
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