Single Leg Press

A lower-body exercise performed on a leg press machine, pressing the platform with one leg at a time.

How to do it

1. Sit in a leg press machine with one foot placed on the platform.
2. Keep the other leg off the platform, resting to the side.
3. Release the safeties and lower the platform by bending your knee.
4. Stop when your knee is near a 90-degree angle.
5. Drive through the heel to press the platform back up.
6. Complete reps on one side, then switch.

Tips

• 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.

Muscles

Primary: Glutes (max), Quadriceps

Secondary: Hamstrings