Leg press is a weight training exercise in which the individual pushes a weight away from him using his legs. The term leg press also refers to the device used to perform this exercise. The leg press can be used to evaluate the strength lower total body of an athlete. The diagonal or vertical type pressure sled leg. Cast iron weight disks (plates) are attached directly to the sled, which is mounted on rails. The user sits below the sled and pushes it back with her feet. These machines normally include adjustable safety brackets that prevent the user caught LBW. The press type "cable" leg, or "settled the leg press, commonly found in multigyms. The user sits upright and pushes forward with his feet on a plate to join the weight stack through a long steel cable. Varying the angle between the sled and the support and / or position of the foot relative to the plate puts more emphasis on one or other muscle group. The leg press is a compound exercise, meaning that involves more movement around a joint. Since the leg press stabilizes the lift and move weights in a direction other than vertical, it is possible that strength trainers press very heavy weights (compared to the weight used for other exercises). Bodybuilder Ronnie Coleman is offered in videos where he leg presses 2300 pounds (1043 kilograms). For comparison, the world record for squat is 1220 pounds (553.4 kilograms), according to Monster Muscle Online.

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