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Low-foot leg press

A compound exercise for the quads, with help from the glutes. Equipment: leg press.

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How to do it

  1. Setup: Feet low on the platform, hip width.
  2. Let the knees travel forward as you lower
  3. Press back up through the whole foot

Muscles worked

Low-foot leg press: 3D figure mid-rep with the quads highlighted

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