Leg Press Machine
Compound exercise · quad dominant
How to do it
- Sit firmly in the leg press and place your feet about shoulder width apart on the platform.
- Lower the weight under control until your knees and hips are clearly bent.
- Press the platform away again without forcefully locking your knees.
Muscles involved
- quadriceps
- 100
- glutes
- 30
- hamstrings
- 20
- calves
- 5
- hip abductors
- 5
- hip flexors
- 5
At a glance
- Type
- Compound exercise
- Movement pattern
- quad dominant
- Equipment
- leg press machine
- Variations
- both legs added weight, left leg added weight, right leg added weight
Follow along in the app
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Trainer
Guided strength training with a 3D coach, set by set.
Treeceps
The same exercise, inside your virtual fitness world.