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Machine Horizontal Leg Press

A seated leg press with a horizontal sled, pressing the plate away from a deep knee bend under back support.

Primary muscle
Quads
Equipment
Machine
Difficulty
Beginner
Movement
Squat
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How to do it

  1. Set the seat so your knees start bent to about 90 degrees.
  2. Sit with your back and hips flat against the pad.
  3. Place your feet on the plate at shoulder width and grip the handles.
  4. Release the safeties and press the plate out to almost straight legs.
  5. Bend the knees and let the plate travel back under control.
  6. Press back out just short of lockout and repeat.

Common mistakes

  • Locking the knees at the top, which passes the load from the quads to the joint.
  • Letting the hips curl off the seat at depth, which rounds the lower back.
  • Pushing the knees inward on the drive, which loads the joint instead of the quadriceps.
  • Cutting the range short so more plates fit, which trains a fraction of the movement.

Muscles worked

Primary
Quads
Secondary
AbsAdductorsCalvesGlutesHamstrings

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Good to know

What muscles does the Machine Horizontal Leg Press work?
Mainly the quads. It also works the abs, adductors, calves, glutes and hamstrings.
What equipment do you need for the Machine Horizontal Leg Press?
It uses a machine. Without it, the Kettlebell Goblet Squat and the Pause Squat train the same muscles the same way.
Is the Machine Horizontal Leg Press good for beginners?
GymVim rates it beginner.

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