Beginner
Leg press
Heavy leg work without loading your spine.
- Works
- Quads, Glutes
- Equipment
- Leg press
How to do it
- 1Sit with your back flat against the pad and your feet hip width apart in the middle of the platform.
- 2Release the safety handles and lower the platform until your knees reach about 90 degrees.
- 3Press the platform away through your whole foot.
- 4Stop just before your knees lock, then lower again under control.
Coach's tips
- Your lower back should stay on the pad. If it rolls up, shorten the range.
- Never lock your knees at the top.
Leg press taken? Do this instead
Same muscles, different equipment. Closest match first.