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2. Leg press - Wikipedia

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   Cable leg press machine. 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 ...

3. List of weight training exercises - Wikipedia

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   The leg press is performed while seated by pushing a weight away from the body with the feet. It is a compound exercise that also involves the glutes and, to a lesser extent, the hamstrings and the calves. Overloading the machine can result in serious injury if the sled moves uncontrollably towards the trainer. [3] Equipment Leg press machine.

4. When to Do Leg Presses vs. Squats to Build Huge Legs

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   How are leg presses and squats similar? The leg press and the squat are both knee-dominant moves. Because of that, the two exercises are powered by the same major muscle groups: the quads and the ...

5. Weight machine - Wikipedia

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   A weight machine is an exercise machine used for weight training that uses gravity as the primary source of resistance and a combination of simple machines to convey that resistance to the person using the machine. Each of the simple machines (pulley, lever, wheel, incline) changes the mechanical advantage of the overall machine relative to the ...

6. Soloflex - Wikipedia

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   Soloflex home gym machines use an elastic element to provide resistance. The product also comes with an instructional DVD. Soloflex's WBV Platform made news in July 2007 for a Consumer Reports review that demonstrated it had been using claims from research that may not apply to their machine. [3] "At press time, even the research on its Website ...

7. Arthur Jones (inventor) - Wikipedia

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   Leg exercise machines 5,342,270 Exercise machine for upper torso 5,366,429 Apparatus for exercising muscles of the upper legs and lower torso 5,409,438 Lateral raise exercise machine 5,421,796 Triceps exercise machine 5,484,365 Leg press exercise machine 5,499,962 Leg exercise machines having retractable leg support and methods 5,575,743