leg-press
Sit on the leg press machine with your back flat against the pad and feet shoulder-width apart on the platform, toes slightly angled out. Release the safety catches and lower the platform by bending your knees until your thighs are parallel to the platform or slightly below.
- Equipment
- Gym Machine
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Focus Area
- Legs
- Injury risk
- Low
Primary muscles
- Quadriceps
- Gluteus Maximus
Secondary muscles
- Hamstrings
- Adductor Magnus
- Gastrocnemius
- Soleus
Target muscles
- legs
- glutes
How to perform
- 1
Sit on the leg press machine with your back flat against the pad and feet shoulder-width apart on the platform, toes slightly angled out.
- 2
Release the safety catches and lower the platform by bending your knees until your thighs are parallel to the platform or slightly below.
- 3
Ensure your lower back remains pressed against the pad and your knees track in line with your toes.
- 4
Drive through your heels and the balls of your feet to push the platform back up, fully extending your legs without locking your knees.
- 5
Squeeze your glutes at the top of the movement.
- 6
Control the descent for the next repetition.
Safety & form
Train smart. Read these notes before adding heavy load.
