Q:  Does it matter where you position your feet on the leg press machine? A: Yes, it does. In fact, foot position on this exercise has more impact on the targeted muscles than with any other movement in the gym. The leg press works the thighs, the glutes and the hamstrings. Altering your foot placement will shift the emphasis to specific parts of these muscles. For fully developed legs, it pays to know where to position yourself to put the emphasis on the areas you need to bring up. There are four different areas of the thigh that can be focused on during the leg press. Bear in mind, however, that the change in emphasis is quite subtle and you will not be able to exclusively target any particular area. Each part has a fancy Latin name but for our purposes, we’ll refer to ...

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