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2. Leg press - Wikipedia

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   The leg press is a compound weight training exercise in which the individual pushes a weight or resistance away from them using their legs. The term leg press machine refers to the apparatus used to perform this exercise. [ 1 ] The leg press can be used to evaluate an athlete's overall lower body strength (from the gluteus Maximus to the lower ...

3. The 10 Best 'Leg Day' Exercises, According to a Trainer - AOL

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   Photo: Shutterstock. Design: Eat This, Not That!Squats, deadlifts, leg press, and walking lunges are just some of the go-to exercises you might perform during your leg workouts. While these staple ...

4. How to Know Which Muscle Groups You Should Train Together - AOL

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   A vertical pull exercise, like a lat pulldown. A bicep exercise, like a hammer curl. Push Day. A horizontal push exercise, like a bench press or push up. A vertical push exercise, like an overhead ...

5. Pull-up (exercise) - Wikipedia

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   A pull-up is an upper-body strength exercise. The pull-up is a closed-chain movement where the body is suspended by the hands, gripping a bar or other implement at a distance typically wider than shoulder-width, and pulled up. As this happens, the elbows flex and the shoulders adduct and extend to bring the elbows to the torso.

6. Plyometrics - Wikipedia

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   Plyometrics, also known as jump training or plyos, are exercises in which muscles exert maximum force in short intervals of time, with the goal of increasing power (speed-strength). This training focuses on learning to move from a muscle extension to a contraction in a rapid or "explosive" manner, such as in specialized repeated jumping. [1]

7. Pull-down (exercise) - Wikipedia

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   The pull-down exercise is a strength training exercise designed to develop the latissimus dorsi muscle. It performs the functions of downward rotation and depression of the scapulae combined with adduction and extension of the shoulder joint. The cable lat pull-down is done where the handle is moved via a cable pulley, as opposed to doing pull ...