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DEMONSTRATION VIDEO
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START POSITION
END POSITION
SEATED LEG PRESS
MUSCLES WORKED:
QUADRICEPS HAMSTRINGS
GLUTEUS MAXIMUS
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE:
1. POSITION BODY ON SEAT WITH BACK PRESSED AGAINST THE BACK PAD TO ENSURE PROPER BODY ALIGNMENT (ABS TIGHT, CHEST UP, BACK STRAIGHT). KEEP KNEES SLIGHTLY BENT AND FEET APPROXIMATELY SHOULDER WIDTH APART.
2. IN A CONTROLLED MOTION, EXTEND KNEES AND PUSH OUT. KEEP KNEES IN LINE WITH TOES. DO NOT ALLOW KNEES TO EXTEND PAST TOES. AVOID DRAWING KNEES IN OR OUT.
3. WHILE MAINTAINING CONTROLLED MOTION, RETURN TO STARTING POSITION. DO NOT LOCK OUT KNEES. DO NOT ALLOW MUSCLES TO RELAX BEFORE NEXT REPETITION.
4. REMEMBER TO EXHALE ON THE EXERTION OF THE MOVEMENT AND INHALE ON THE RELEASE.
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