Working Your Legs

    The lower leg muscles consist primarly of the calf muscles on the back of the leg, technically the "gastrocnemius", (the "gastro" part meaning belly, not due to its location but its bulging shape). This muscle has two heads and along with the soleus, forms the leg triceps ("triceps surae complex"). This muscle pulls on the Archilles tendon and causes us to raise up on tip-toes. Since gravity is pretty good at lowering us back down, there isn't much muscle in the front, just the thin anterior tibialis located on the side.

Machines

• Cybex Seated Leg Press.
  • [How to use it.]

• Cybex Prone Leg Curl.
  • [How to use it.]

• Paramount Leg Curl
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• Cybex Leg Extension.
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• Paramount Leg Extension.
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• Paramount Leg Press (located downstairs).
  • [How to use it.]

• Cybex Calf Raises.
  • [How to use it.]

• Jamn Squat Machine.
  • [How to use it.]

• Angle Leg Press.
  • [How to use it.]

Free Weights

• Squats.
  • [How to do them.]

• Lunges.
  • [How to do them.]

• Kneeling Leg Curl.

• Standing Calf Raise.

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