ION fitness DSLP1000 Dual Squat & Leg Press Machine

We present the best alternative to squats for working your quadriceps, hamstrings, and glutes easily and comfortably for your back.

The ION Fitness Dual Squat and Leg Press Machine DSLP1000 is perfect for the most demanding leg workouts, very popular among lifters and athletes who do strength training and weightlifting.

This machine allows you to perform different exercises to maximize your leg workouts: leg press, hack squat, and reverse squat. Thanks to the inclined position the workout will be much more intense.

With the press you concentrate most of the muscle congestion in the quadriceps and calves, while reducing the involvement of the glutes, hamstrings, and abdominal and lower back areas, and with the hack squat you work the quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, calves, soleus, and the entire lumbar and abdominal region (core).

Both in the hack squat and leg press, you can also give more intensity to specific muscles by using different techniques or positions. For example, an excellent technique for improving imbalances is to exercise one leg at a time.

If you point your toes slightly outward, you will intensify the work of the adductors and inner quadriceps. Bringing your feet together will work the glutes, outer quadriceps, and abductors more intensely.

Raising your feet on the platform works the hamstrings and glutes more, whereas placing them on the lower part of the plate emphasizes the quadriceps. 

Key features

• Different exercises in one machine: Leg press and hack squat
• You can easily switch between squat and leg press
• Supports up to 200 kg of load
• Adjustable angle according to the user's height
• High-quality polymer foam padding
• Easy-access plate loading system
• Compatible with Olympic plates (not included)

Specifications

Functionality

You can easily switch between squat and leg press for a complete leg workout.

Plate loading

You can load weight plates onto the posts to increase resistance.

Safety

It is an ideal machine for high-load workouts (up to 200 kg) with minimal risk. 

Adjustable angle

The angle can be adjusted according to the user's height.

Back padding

Premium polymer foam padding for leg press training.

Structure

Made of 75*50*2 mm steel.

Guides

Made of high-quality stainless steel (50 mm x 3 mm in diameter), wear- and pressure-resistant.

Exercises

Leg press

• The leg press is a compound movement exercise that works the quadriceps, glutes, and hamstrings. It is especially ideal if you want to rest your lower back.
• The press works the glutes slightly less than the standard squat and hack squat, since full hip extension is not performed because the body is inclined at 90º.
• With the leg press; however, it is possible to relax the upper body, allowing for a stronger mind-muscle connection with the lower-body muscles, heavier loads, and greater activation of the muscles being worked.

Hack squat

• It is much safer than the free-weight squat or barbell hack squat, especially if you have no experience or have some type of injury. 
• It isolates the quadriceps very well; the backrest and shoulder pads help you push, so it allows you to work with more weight than you would use in a free-weight squat. 
• It is a highly effective exercise, not only at high intensity but also as a no-weight warm-up due to its range of motion. For this reason, it is a perfect machine for those who are beginning to train their lower body.
• Unlike the leg press, squats allow full hip extension, contributing to much greater effort from the entire leg. With the squat, you not only exercise more muscles because it is a complex movement, but you can also build endurance and achieve better performance in other exercises or disciplines. Reverse squat

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• different squat, facing the backrest instead of resting your back against it, frees your torso to move through various ranges of motion.
  You can change your torso position to discover which range of motion is most useful while emphasizing the glutes, just as you do in the squat. Dimensions and capacities

Length:

• 212 cm Width:
• 105 cm Height:
• 138 cm Platform dimensions:
• Machine weight: 63 × 50 cm
• 124 kg Maximum load capacity:
• 200 kg Maximum user weight:
• 150 kg Platform weight:
• 12,2 kg 12,2 kg

In the domestic setting:

• 2-year warranty for your ION fitness machine, except for wear parts (such as cables, pulleys, and upholstery), which have a 6-month warranty.

In the semi-professional setting (hotel gyms and residential communities, fitness centers, personal training studios, rehabilitation centers, and military facilities)

• 1-year warranty for your ION fitness machine, except for wear parts (such as cables, pulleys, and upholstery), which have a 6-month warranty.

In the professional setting (professional gyms and centers)

• 1-year warranty for your ION fitness machine, except for wear parts (such as cables, pulleys, and upholstery), which have a 6-month warranty.

In any of these settings, warranty excludes defects resulting from misuse or poor maintenance, such as:

• Corrosion from sweat
• Improper placement at home (outdoors, near windows, etc.)
• Breakage from impacts/falls due to improper use.