Wide-Stance Leg Press

Body region

• Legs
• Glutes

Muscles

Main

• Biceps Femoris
• Semitendinosus
• Semimembranosus

Holds

• Gastrocnemius

Equipment

• Sled Machine

Technique

1. Sit in the machine with your back and hips flat against the pad.
2. Place your feet wider than shoulder width on the platform, toes turned slightly out.
3. Unlock the safeties and lower the sled, letting the knees track out over the toes.
4. Press the platform away through the whole foot without locking the knees.

Cues

• Push the knees out in line with the toes.
• Keep hips and lower back on the seat.

Common mistakes

• Letting the knees collapse inward.
• Lowering so far that the pelvis curls off the seat.
• Locking the knees hard at the top.