Body-Solid Hack Squat & Leg Press
How to use the machine and how to switch it between hack squat and leg press. Watch first, then follow the steps below.
To convert between hack squat and leg press you have to release the spring-loaded back plate. The release handle is on the side of the seat carriage. Support the plate with one hand, pull the handle out to unlock it, then swing the plate to the position you want and let the pin re-seat before loading any weight.
- Set your load light to start.
Add weight only after the machine is fully converted and locked in your chosen position.
- Locate the release handle.
It sits on the side of the moving carriage, near the seat back. This is the piece most people cannot find.
- Support the plate, then pull the handle.
Keep one hand on the plate so it does not swing free, and pull the handle to disengage the spring-loaded pin.
- Move to the position you want.
Rotate the back plate up for hack squat or down for leg press.
- Confirm it locks.
Release the handle and make sure the pin fully re-seats before you load plates or begin your set.