Description
The leg press is a weight training exercise in which the individual pushes a weight or resistance away from them using their legs.
Muscles
Primary muscles
- Hamstrings
- Calves (gastrocnemius)
- Glutes
- Quads
Secondary muscles
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Description and images from the open wger exercise database, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (authors: BFad07, colundrum, wger.de, aom44ja6w@mozmail.com, jptjptjptjpt, Goulart). Translations by Calix are shared under the same license. Muscle diagrams: wger project (AGPL-3.0).