Exercise detail
lever seated squat calf raise on leg press machine
lower legs/leverage machine/

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How to perform it
Adjust the seat of the leg press machine so that your knees are slightly bent when your feet are on the footplate. Sit on the machine with your back against the backrest and your feet flat on the footplate, shoulder-width apart. Place your toes and the balls of your feet on the footplate, keeping your heels off the edge. Release the safety handles and push the footplate away from you by extending your knees. Once your knees are fully extended, slowly lower your heels by flexing your calves. Pause for a moment at the bottom, then push the footplate back up by extending your calves. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
- 1Adjust the seat of the leg press machine so that your knees are slightly bent when your feet are on the footplate.
- 2Sit on the machine with your back against the backrest and your feet flat on the footplate, shoulder-width apart.
- 3Place your toes and the balls of your feet on the footplate, keeping your heels off the edge.
- 4Release the safety handles and push the footplate away from you by extending your knees.
- 5Once your knees are fully extended, slowly lower your heels by flexing your calves.
- 6Pause for a moment at the bottom, then push the footplate back up by extending your calves.
- 7Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.