Exercise library
Leg Press
Quads · Squat
Generic squat demo. Follow the steps below for this exact exercise.
SquatCompound
A machine press with your back supported, letting you load the legs heavily with little balance demand.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Tracking
- Measured in reps
Muscles worked
QuadsGlutesHamstrings
Equipment
Leg press
How to do it
- Sit in the machine with your back and hips flat against the pads and your feet shoulder width on the platform.
- Release the safety catches and hold the platform with your legs nearly straight but not locked.
- Lower the platform by bending your knees until they reach about 90 degrees.
- Press back up through your whole foot without locking your knees out hard at the top.
Coaching cues
- Stop lowering before your hips start to curl off the seat.
- Keep your knees tracking in line with your toes rather than caving inward.