StrengthIn review

Leg Press

A bilateral machine press that extends the hips and knees against a platform.

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Pattern: Squat
Modality: Strength
Difficulty: Beginner
Mechanic: Unknown
Force: Unknown
Laterality: Bilateral
Impact: Low
Trains where: Gym
At home: No

How to do it

Set up

Adjust the seat so the hips and back stay against the pad.
Place both feet evenly on the platform and release the safety stops.

Do the rep

Lower the platform by bending the hips and knees under control.
Press through both feet until the legs return to the start position.

What counts as a rep

A rep counts when the knees reach about 90 degrees with the lower back on the pad and the legs extend without locking hard.

One rep lowers until the knees reach about 90 degrees while the lower back stays on the pad, then ends with the legs extended without locking hard.

Breathing

Breathe in as the platform lowers; exhale as you press it away.

Cues

Keep the back on the pad.
Track knees with toes.
Press through the whole foot.

Common mistakes

Hips lift from the pad
What you seeThe pelvis rolls away from the seat at the bottom.
FixUse a shorter depth that keeps the hips supported.
A supported pelvis keeps the chosen depth stable under load.
Knees collapse inward
What you seeThe knees move inside the line of the feet.
FixKeep the knees tracking with the toes.
Knees tracking with the feet keeps the press aligned.

Stop the set if

Stop if you feel sharp pain.
Stop if the pelvis lifts or you cannot reach the safety stops securely.
End the set when you cannot meet the stated range under control.

General educational content, not individual coaching or medical advice.

Muscles worked

Prime movers

Quadriceps · moderate confidence
Glutes · moderate confidence

Assisting

Hamstrings · moderate confidence
Adductors · moderate confidence
Calves · moderate confidence

Equipment

Leg press

Adjust the seat and place both feet evenly on the platform.

In the app

You log this by hand. The camera coach does not watch this movement yet.

Tracking: Camera candidate

How this page was checked

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Technique, cues, rep standards, breathing, stop cues, and error corrections are original draft text. Independent technique sources and coach review remain required.
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