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leg press en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From leg + press.

Meanings

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

Forms

Relateds

hack squat · leg extension

Translations (6)

de Beinpresse (machine) · de Beinpresse (exercise) · sv benpress (machine) · sv benpress (exercise) · fi jalkaprässi (machine) · fi jalkaprässi (exercise)