leg press

English

Etymology

From leg +‎ press.

Pronunciation

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Noun

leg press (plural leg presses)

1. (weightlifting) An exercise performed by using the legs to press weight away from one's body, while the body remains stationary.
   • 2010, Adam Garett, “Fried Hams”, in Reps!, 17:23:

     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.

2. A leg press machine, a piece of exercise equipment designed for performing these exercises.

Translations

exercise

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• Finnish: jalkaprässi (fi)
• German: Beinpresse f
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• Swedish: benpress (sv) c

machine

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: jalkaprässi (fi)
• German: Beinpresse f
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• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: benpress (sv) c

See also

• hack squat
• leg extension
• leg press on Wikipedia.Wikipedia