Quadriceps exercise

Horizontal Leg Press

How to do the Horizontal Leg Press with correct form — the muscles worked, equipment, and step-by-step technique from the Fitonist exercise library.

Sit down at a leg press machine, your body should be in a particular position. Sit on the machine with your back and head resting comfortably against the padded support. Place your feet on the footplate about hip-width apart while ensuring that your heels are flat. Brace your…
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Illustration showing the Horizontal Leg Press
Targets

Muscles worked

Quadriceps muscle Quadriceps Primary Glutes muscle Glutes Secondary Hamstrings muscle Hamstrings Secondary Calves muscle Calves Secondary
Gear

Equipment

Horizontal leg press Horizontal leg press
Technique

How to do the Horizontal Leg Press

  1. 1 Sit down at a leg press machine, your body should be in a particular position. Sit on the machine with your back and head resting comfortably against the padded support. Place your feet on the footplate about hip-width apart while ensuring that your heels are flat.
  2. 2 Brace your abdominal muscles and push the platform away with your heels and forefoot. Your heels should remain flat on the footplate.
  3. 3 While exhaling, extend your legs and keep your head and back flat against the seat pad. Extend with slow control.
  4. 4 Pause at the top of the movement. Do not lock out your knees and ensure that they are not bowing out or in.
  5. 5 While inhaling, return the footplate to the starting position by gradually bending the knees.