Meanings
nounleg press (plural leg presses)
plural leg presses
- hobbiesAn exercise performed by using the legs to press weight away from one's body, while the body remains stationary.
The same logic applies to leg presses; the more you lower the sled, the harder your hams have to work, as long as you're controlling the weight.
2010, Adam Garett, “Fried Hams”, in Reps!, 17:23 - A leg press machine, a piece of exercise equipment designed for performing these exercises.
Origin
Translations
Finnish jalkaprässi, jalkaprässi
- jalkaprässiexercise
- jalkaprässimachine
German Beinpresse, Beinpresse
- Beinpresseexercise
- Beinpressemachine
Swedish benpress, benpress
- benpressexercise
- benpressmachine
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