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Machine Leg Press
- Main muscle
- Quadriceps
- Muscle group
- Legs
- Equipment
- Machine
How to do it
- 1Sit in the machine with your feet flat on the platform, shoulder-width apart.
- 2Release the safety catches and brace your core.
- 3Bend your knees to lower the platform toward your chest.
- 4Lower until your knees reach roughly a 90 degree angle.
- 5Drive through your heels to press the platform back out.
Coaching cues
- Feet shoulder-width
- Drive through the heels
- Don't lock knees out hard
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