# Low-Foot Leg Press

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/leg-press-low-foot-placement

Also known as: Low Feet Leg Press, Low-Stance Leg Press, Leg Press Low Foot Placement

Body region: Legs, Glutes

## Muscles

- Main: Rectus Femoris, Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Medialis, Vastus Intermedius
- Helps: Gluteus Maximus, Adductor Magnus, Soleus
- Holds: Erector Spinae, Rectus Abdominis

## Equipment

- Sled Machine or Lever Machine

## Technique

1. Sit in the leg press with the back and hips flat against the pad.
2. Place the feet low on the platform, shoulder-width apart, with the heels still on the plate.
3. Release the safeties and lower the platform until the knees are about 90 degrees or a depth you can control.
4. Press up through the whole foot without locking out the knees.
5. Re-engage the safeties at the end of the set.

### Cues

- Keep the heels down on the platform.
- Move the platform under control.
- Keep the hips pressed into the seat.

### Common mistakes

- Letting the heels lift off the platform, which puts load on the knees.
- Lowering so far that the pelvis lifts.
- Locking the knees hard at the top.
- The knees caving in.

## Alternatives

- [Leg Press](https://heatsy.app/ex/leg-press)
- [High-Foot Leg Press](https://heatsy.app/ex/leg-press-high-foot-placement)
- [Leg Extension](https://heatsy.app/ex/leg-extension)