• Assume position on Leg Press machine with feet slightly wider than hips
• Lower weight sled with control until knees are bent 90 degrees
• Drive weight up by extending legs to start position
• Repeat for specified reps
Sets/Reps: 3-4x6-8
Rogowski: We like to do multi-joint exercises when possible, and this is a great one for the lower body. It gets all the muscles around your hips, knees and ankles stronger. We generally go heavier on this, because it is a safer exercise. You’re not putting the back at risk, like other exercises do, such as the squat, [which makes] taller players’ backs go into hyperextension. For someone like Dwight, who already has back hyperextension, we try to stay away from that. We keep the reps low since we go heavy on this.