How to do the Leg Press
- Sit in the machine with hips and lower back fully supported against the pad.
- Place your feet about shoulder width on the platform with toes turned slightly out.
- Unlock the safeties and hold the handles while keeping your knees tracking over your feet.
- Lower the platform by bending your knees until your thighs approach your torso without your pelvis rolling back.
- Press the platform away through your midfoot and heel until your legs are nearly straight.
- Stop short of hard knee lockout, then begin the next rep from a stable top position.
Common mistakes
- Lower back rounding off pad
- Knees collapsing inward
- Cutting the range short
- Bouncing out of the bottom
- Locking knees aggressively
Form cues
- Keep pelvis on pad
- Track knees over toes
- Push through midfoot
- Use full usable depth
