calf builder pressing the sled away with the balls of your feet
your knees stay nearly straight, so the gastrocnemius is in it, and the sled
carries far more weight than a shoulder-loaded machine comfortably holds
the safeties catch the sled, so you can take the set past the point where
balancing a load on your back would end it
Execution
Sit in the leg press with the balls of your feet on the bottom edge of the
platform and your heels hanging off. Release the safeties and straighten your
legs, keeping a soft bend in the knees.
let the platform push your heels down into a full stretch
pause briefly in the stretched position to maximize tension
press the platform away through the balls of your feet
control the return back into the stretch
keep your knee angle fixed rather than pressing with your legs
If your knees are bending and straightening, you are leg pressing. The ankles
should be the only joint moving.
Purpose
calf builder pressing the sled away with the balls of your feet
your knees stay nearly straight, so the gastrocnemius is in it, and the sled
carries far more weight than a shoulder-loaded machine comfortably holds
the safeties catch the sled, so you can take the set past the point where
balancing a load on your back would end it
Execution
Sit in the leg press with the balls of your feet on the bottom edge of the
platform and your heels hanging off. Release the safeties and straighten your
legs, keeping a soft bend in the knees.
let the platform push your heels down into a full stretch
pause briefly in the stretched position to maximize tension
press the platform away through the balls of your feet
control the return back into the stretch
keep your knee angle fixed rather than pressing with your legs
If your knees are bending and straightening, you are leg pressing. The ankles
should be the only joint moving.