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Posted by: benfica

Um its the leg thing in front of some benches where u sit an then move your legs up.
I hope this is a good description but i was wondering what muscle that works.

Posted by: usntoothfairy

Your quads

Posted by: OceanDude

That is predominantly the quadriceps - especially the vastus medialis head.

OD

Posted by: benfica

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Originally posted by OceanDude
That is predominantly the quadriceps - especially the vastus medialis head.

OD

Whats a vastus medialis head?

Posted by: Robert D.

Quote:

Originally posted by benfica
Whats a vastus medialis head?

#4 in this pic:
http://www.exrx.net/Muscles/Quadriceps.html

Posted by: rupy

ASFAIK vastus medialis's are the quads?

Here is the muscle it works FYI

http://www.exrx.net/Muscles/Quadriceps.html

Posted by: rupy

lol Prince you beat me to the puch :P

Posted by: CowPimp

By the way, that exercise is called a quadricep extension or leg extension.

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