Leg Exercises

Leg Kickback – Hip and Knee Extension

Muscles worked:

Buttocks area (gluteus maximus).

Position:

Standing – facing machine

Accessory:

Hand Grip on arch

Pulleys:

Squat Pulley Frame

BeforeYou Begin:

Remove Seat and Leg Extension

START

FINISH

Key Points:

Do not allow waist, lower back or supportive hip to move.

Keep abs tight throughout entire exercise.

START

Secure cuff around arch of foot. Keep this leg bent at approximately 90º.

Hold onto seat back pad to stabilize yourself.

Keep spine in good posture, chest lifted, abs tight. Maintain a slight arch in lower back.

ACTION

Extend entire leg backward, straightening knee.

Slowly move leg as far as you can, without allowing ANY movement to occur at waist.

Slowly return to start position.

Hip Flexion – Knee Flexion

Muscles worked:

Muscles on front of hips (iliopsoas, rectus femoris).

Position:

Standing to the left or right of machine facing away

Accessory:

Hand Grip on ankle

Pulleys:

Squat Pulley Frame

START

FINISH

BeforeYou Begin:

Remove Seat and Leg Extension

Key Points:

Make sure all motion occurs at hip, NOT waist or lower back.

Keep chest lifted and trunk muscles tight throughout entire exercise.

Allow lower leg to hang in the direc- tion of cable at all times.

START

Use Center Cross Bar as a stabilizer.

Secure a hand grip around one of ankles.

Straighten, but do not lock, knee of support leg.

Keep spine in good posture, chest lifted, abs tight. Maintain a slight arch in lower back.

ACTION

Lift knee up and in toward torso.

Allowing knee to bend as you move, bring knee up as far as you can, without allowing ANY movement to occur at waist or lower back.

Slowly return to start position without resting leg muscles.

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