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Single Leg Press
A lower-body exercise performed on a leg press machine, pressing the platform with one leg at a time.
What this exercise works
- Muscles
- gluteus maximus · quadriceps · hamstrings
- Goals
- hypertrophy · strength
- Equipment
- Leg press
- Category
- Strength
- Difficulty
- intermediate
Demonstration
Step 1
Step 2
How to perform the movement
- Sit in a leg press machine with one foot placed on the platform.
- Keep the other leg off the platform, resting to the side.
- Release the safeties and lower the platform by bending your knee.
- Stop when your knee is near a 90-degree angle.
- Drive through the heel to press the platform back up.
- Complete reps on one side, then switch.
Technique cues and common mistakes
- Keep your foot flat and centered on the platform.
- Avoid letting your knee cave inward.
- Don't lock out the knee forcefully at the top.