Thread: Has Anyone Tried This Machine {Squat Related}

it's a vertical leg press...

don't see them much anymore, they are a GREAT leg exercise...

vertical leg press is awsome

Thank you Gentlemen!

Can anyone tell me more about this machine,
and/or direct me to a website that offers any
info in regards of what it can and cannot do.


Thanks!

I t is bascically a leg press machine except the weight is right up above you instead of at an angle. This allows you to be sitting in complete hip flexion when performing the exercise, allowing you to really hit your hip extensors (hamstrings and gluteus maximus) because when performing the eccentric you are pullig yourself so far into hip flexion and stretching those muscles so far that you are placing them at an optimal position to apply force. Where as a regular leg extension you are only sitting partially in hip flexion and even bringing your knees down during the eccentric will only give you a limited range of motion compared to the vertical leg press.

To use it, watch your back! Also take a deep breathe before bringing that weight down to increase thoracic cavity pressure to protect your spine. Stay tight.