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	Leg press - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The leg press is a weight training exercise in which the individual pushes a weight away from them using their legs.
		Being a compound exercise, the leg press is unquestionably more effective than isolation exercises like the leg extension or the leg curl.
		Due to the safety concerns associated with the squat, however, the leg press is often used as the primary lower body exercise.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leg_press (333 words)

	Doug Daniels - The Daniels File
		The leg press is a perfect candidate for light days when you may choose not to squat at all.
		One type is the 45-degree leg press on a sled, another is the 'universal' style in which the lifter sits down and presses the weight straight-ahead.
		The leg press is usually classified as an isolation exercise, but unlike other isolation exercises, such as the stiff-legged deadlift, a lifter can generally use more weight in the leg press than he can use in the targeted squat.
	www.deepsquatter.com /strength/archives/ddani5.htm (1149 words)

	Squats vs. Leg Press
		And there is, or seems to be, far less transference from the leg press to the squat than I thought.
		Leg press isolates the legs and removes all extraneous factors such as balance and allows one to push the leg muscles much harder than you ever could in a squat.
		The leg press is not as much of a multi-joint movement and you may find using the leg press helpful to building legs but for the whole body work, squats are king.
	www.davedraper.com /squats-vs-leg-press.html (829 words)

	CoachSeiji.com - Leg Press for Cycling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Contract your abs through all phases of the leg press to hold your lumbar spine and pelvis in a neutral and constant position.
		To be even more specific to cycling, once the two legged leg press is mastered in your beginning strength training phases, you should move on to single leg presses during the middle and later phases.
		Be extra careful when doing single leg presses and make sure that your pelvis stays neutral and stationary throught the one sided motion.
	www.coachseiji.com /legpress.html (339 words)

	leg press (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Lie on the support pad in a supine position under a leg press machine.
		Press the weight rack upward until your legs are straight and your knees are locked.
		Inhale and bend your legs to lower the weight rack until your upper thighs are just touching the outer sides of your torso.
	www.thepumpingstation.com /legpress.html (132 words)

	Leg Press
		The leg press can be used to evaluate an athlete's lower body strength.
		The 1-RM leg press assesses the maximum muscular strength of the major muscles of the lower body.
		Assessment of your 1-RM Leg Press is -
	www.brianmac.demon.co.uk /lpress.htm (220 words)

	Bodybuilding.com - Shannon Pittman - Squats Vs. Leg Press!
		Using the 45 degree leg press allows for the use of very large poundages.
		Doing this I found that, on average, my leg press poundage is 1.8 times that of my squat poundage for the same rep range.
		The huge weights in the leg press, and the stimulation of a total body free weight exercise in the deadlifts.
	www.bodybuilding.com /fun/shannon1.htm (1077 words)

	Leg Press Machine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Leg Press Machines This is in most cases very bad for a bodybuilder, as it can decrease muscle growth and inhibit strength gains.
		Leg Press Record Without quality rest and sleep the body does not have an opportunity to recover and build.
		Leg Press Records The right one is the most valuable, as the ileo-caecal valve is situated where it cuts the intertubercular line.
	www.bodybuilding-area.com /leg-press-machine_1511.html (1078 words)

	Leg Press
		This exercise is normally performed on a machine where the legs press against a weighted platform.
		Lower the platform until your knees are at a 90-degree angle.
		Press platform outward until your legs are nearly straight.
	www.betterbodz.com /quariceps/leg_press.html (108 words)

	AskMen.com - leg press
		There is one exercise that allows the body to operate at its absolute highest level of muscular output: the leg press.
		This is why leg training is so important to the overall development of the body.
		The massive stimulus sent to the CNS during and after an ultra-high intensity leg workout is what triggers the greatest response from the body's anabolic systems.
	www.askmen.com /sports/bodybuilding_60/80_fitness_tip.html (655 words)

	Muscle and Fitness \| Training
		Good Press Because hip ROM is less for the leg press than it is for the squat, hamstring and glute contribution is greatly reduced.
		But don't dismiss the leg press as inferior and discard it from your routine - its one redeeming factor is superior quad development.
		The leg press specializes in more direct targeting of the quad muscles and allows you to really hit 'em hard by over-loading them with a tremendous amount of weight.
	www.muscleandfitness.com /training/12 (786 words)

	IronOnline Weight Training: leg press
		If you must use the leg press, make sure the foot platform is large enough to allow you to have your feet at least shoulder width apart with your toes pointed outward slightly.
		Leg curls are great as long as you are not jamming your knee into the bench when curling.
		Leg Presses are a poor substitute for squats.
	www.davedraper.com /forum/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/91612/Main/91342 (1368 words)

	Leg Press (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		his is one of the best all-around leg exercises, and with good reason, since the leg press works most of the upper-Ieg muscles, especially the quadriceps, the muscles on top of the thighs, which help you leap and sprint.
		To do this exercise, you'll need a leg press machine- sit in it with your feet on the foot plate in front of you (make sure the seat is adjusted so your knees are bent at about a go-degree angle or slightly less).
		Now push forward on the foot plates and straighten your legs until they're almost fully extended in front of you.
	www.abcbodybuilding.com /leg_press1.htm (133 words)

	Leg Press Light (Horizontal) Information
		The explanation for the horizontal leg press machine is exactly the same as the 45 degree leg press definition.
		However, the horizontal leg press machine allows for your hips to move through a greater range of motion or extension.
		Press the weight back up again until your legs are just short of full extenstion (do not lock your knees out).
	www.fitrex.com /fitness_info/exercise1179.html (273 words)

	Squats versus presses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It depends what type of leg press machine you are using, is it a lying down or a sitting upright machine.
		I am not saying they are useful in higher level cycling training, but leg press is used as a supplemental exercise in some strength or bodybuilding training.
		I use leg press to warm up for squats or as a finishing exercise after squats or sometimes as a primary exercise if I have a minor low back injury.
	www.cyclingforums.com /showthread.php?mode=hybrid&t=199768 (1979 words)

	6000b Leg Press 45° Incline
		This is a 45-degree free weight loaded leg press machine.
		Stop handles are mounted in a spring mount on the frame to absorb sled impact.
		Sled has (2) weight tubes, a short upper tube welded up behind foot deck, and a bolt on lower tube giving a plate load of 40- 45lb plates on the sled.
	www.nebula-fitness.com /6000b.htm (317 words)

	leg press machine
		The leg press is a great multiple joint exercise for those looking for increased lower body strength.
		Specifically, its action is akin to the leg drive in rowing, which obviously makes it very useful for exponents of this particular sport.
		If there is a great disparity in strength between the two legs (more than 10%) it is worth emphasising strength development in the weaker limb.
	www.pponline.co.uk /encyc/leg-press-machine.html (564 words)

	Leg Press (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Many people have found that, next to squats, leg presses are the best mass builder.
		As you reach the bottom of the movement and begin to press, exhale.
		Its rather hard to breath in at the bottom when your legs and the sled are pushing on you.
	home1.gte.net /vze72706/id26.html (326 words)

	Leg press: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The leg press is an weight training weight training quick summary:
		Weight training can be the most effective technique for developing the strength and size of skeletal muscles....
		The gluteus maximus is the largest of the gluteus muscles which are located in the buttock....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/le/leg_press.htm (350 words)

	Testosterone Nation - Leg press damaging to low back
		In the recent interview with Joe DeFranco, he mentions that the leg press is "more damaging" to the lower back than squats or deadlifts.
		Funny...a few years ago during a leg workout I was squatting, which was fine, then after my sets I went to do leg presses.
		The leg press can be damaging, especially when poor form is used.
	www.t-nation.com /readTopic.do?id=400631 (427 words)

	Leg Press vs. Squat - Discuss Fitness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		However, there is some evidence to suggest that the leg press might result in more hypertrophy of the quadriceps.
		I would say the leg press is a good exercise at best, but does not compare to the squat in any way.
		I don't think it's a complete waste to do leg press, at least once in a while, but I would never put it in your routine instead of squats, or not include squats along with leg presses, unless you are injured and can't do squats, etc..
	www.discussfitness.com /forums/f47/leg-press-vs-squat-28431.html (1057 words)

	NBC10.com - Health Encyclopedia - Broken Bone
		DO NOT move a person with an injured hip, pelvis, or upper leg unless it is absolutely necessary.
		There is a suspected broken bone in the hip, pelvis, or upper leg.
		If a young child refuses to put weight on an arm or leg after an accident, won't move the arm or leg, or you can clearly see a deformity, assume the child has a broken bone and get medical help.
	www.nbc10.com /encyclopedia/7848463/detail.html (1000 words)

	AST Sports Science - Exercise Execution - Leg Training
		The primary muscles worked during leg presses are the quadriceps, hamstrings and glutes.
		There are different types but the most common is the 45 degree leg press.
		I am sure you have seen people load up the leg press and then only move the weight a few inches.
	www.ast-ss.com /training/exercises/execution.asp?bp=Leg&pn=3 (350 words)

	IronOnline Weight Training: Leg Press Only
		The leg press can be harder on the back and is usually harder on the knees than squats.
		Some leg press / squat machines are better than others, but the standard 45* leg press is not fool-proof.
		I have had a BodySolid leg press for a few years and it is a great piece of equipment.
	www.davedraper.com /forum/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/55744/Main/54821 (2410 words)

	Leg Press - John Stone Fitness Forums
		I would say it's safe to say that a 45-50% weight of the leg press would be an accurate squat-legpress correlation.
		It would be interesting to collect data about 6 full range reps to positive failure data between squats and the 45 degree leg press, and to find the difference.
		From what I have seen from others in the gyms though, less than half of the weight of the leg press is accurate for what someone can squat.
	forums.johnstonefitness.com /showthread.php?t=14611 (374 words)

	Leg Press or Squat? - Discuss Bodybuilding
		I've been doing leg presses ever since I started working out in september last year but I've been thinking of changing it to squats lately, I'm seeing lots of people on forums all over saying it's a must-do exercise.
		Presses will work the quads just as well of not better and they are easier on the knees.
		Alternate the leg press and the squat - maybe even take a month off every now then so the exercises you normally do can shock your body again, but like i say concentrate on pain from form not pain from weight.
	www.discussbodybuilding.com /m_111101/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm#111101 (1065 words)

	ABC Bodybuilding: Squats and Leg Press (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		IMO the leg press is not at all comparable to the squat.
		The squat is a closed chain exercise with more degrees of freedom than the leg press.
		Leg presses are good for a change of pace in the gym.
	www.abcbodybuilding.com /forum/showflat.php?Number=1082028 (769 words)

	leg press (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Madeleine Albright and the Leg Press: The Controversy Rages On - Wonkette (satire)
		Madeleine Albright and the Leg Press: The Controversy Rages On
		In you humble opinion, her 400 pound leg press exercises not withstanding, Madeleine Albright looks like she was packed into her clothes by a retarded shipping...
	weightlifting.allthatssports.com /leg-press.html (828 words)

	leg press
		The leg press is a fantastic mass builder.
		While seated on a leg press, place your feet about 1 feet (30 cm) apart under the leg press plate.
		Once your knees are at roughly 90 degrees, press your legs upwards until they are straightened.
	www.building-muscle101.com /leg-press.html (121 words)

	leg strength training; leg press, squat, seated calf raise, leg extensions
		Leg exercises often tend to be the least favorite part of workout routines for many people.
		Often leg workouts are left for the end of an exercise routine, or left for the end of the week, and then forgotten, only to begin with upper body training the next week.
		The starting position of your knees will be about at a 90-degree angle and the finishing position is when you extend your legs out so that they finish in a 180-degree angle.
	www.lowback-pain.com /exercise.strength.legs.htm (713 words)

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