Quadriceps exercise

Single Leg Press

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

Sit in the leg press and plant your right foot on the foot plate. Press the foot plate away from your torso and release the leg press from its locked position. This is your starting position. Inhale. Bend your knee and lower the foot plate towards your torso until your knee…
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Illustration showing the Single Leg Press
Targets

Muscles worked

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

Equipment

Leg press Leg press
Technique

How to do the Single Leg Press

  1. 1 Sit in the leg press and plant your right foot on the foot plate. Press the foot plate away from your torso and release the leg press from its locked position. This is your starting position.
  2. 2 Inhale. Bend your knee and lower the foot plate towards your torso until your knee almost touches your chest.
  3. 3 Exhale. Extend your knee and press the foot plate away to return to the starting position, ensuring that your knee remains in line with your toes at all times. Repeat with the opposite leg.