Horizontal Leg Press

Muscles worked by the Horizontal Leg Press

Primary

GlutesGluteus MaximusQuadsQuadriceps Femoris

Secondary

HamstringsHamstring Muscles

Also called: glute, glutes, gluteus maximus, buttocks, butt, quad.

Equipment

Leg Press

Also called: leg press machine, 45 degree leg press, horizontal leg press, plate-loaded leg press, sled leg press.

How to do the Horizontal Leg Press

1. Sit in a horizontal leg press machine and place feet shoulder-width apart.
2. Unlock the machine and lower the platform toward your chest.
3. Press the platform back to the start.
4. Repeat.

Form tips

• Do not let your lower back lift off the seat.
• Avoid locking out the knees completely.

At a glance

Horizontal Leg Press in German & Spanish

Descriptions, instructions and tips ship in all three languages in the JSON.

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• Leg Press
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Exercise data (JSON)

The record below is exactly what exercises.json ships for this exercise — names, descriptions, instructions and tips in English, German and Spanish.

{
  "id": "horizontal-leg-press",
  "name_en": "Horizontal Leg Press",
  "name_de": "Horizontale Beinpresse",
  "name_es": "Prensa de piernas horizontal",
  "description_en": "A machine leg press performed horizontally, targeting quads, glutes, and hamstrings.",
  "description_de": "Eine Beinpresse an der horizontalen Maschine, die Quadrizeps, Gluteus und Beinbeuger beansprucht.",
  "description_es": "Una prensa de piernas en máquina realizada en posición horizontal, que trabaja cuádriceps, glúteos e isquiotibiales.",
  "category": "strength",
  "force_type": "push",
  "mechanic": "compound",
  "difficulty": "beginner",
  "equipment": "leg_press",
  "body_part": "upper_legs",
  "primary_muscles": [
    "gluteus_maximus",
    "quadriceps"
  ],
  "secondary_muscles": [
    "hamstrings"
  ],
  "goals": [
    "hypertrophy",
    "strength"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "leg_day",
    "lower_back_safe",
    "shoulder_safe",
    "no_axial_load",
    "knee_safe"
  ],
  "variation_group": "leg-press",
  "is_unilateral": false,
  "is_bodyweight": false,
  "instructions_en": [
    "Sit in a horizontal leg press machine and place feet shoulder-width apart.",
    "Unlock the machine and lower the platform toward your chest.",
    "Press the platform back to the start.",
    "Repeat."
  ],
  "instructions_de": [
    "Setze dich in die horizontale Beinpresse und stelle die Füße schulterbreit auf.",
    "Entriegele die Maschine und senke die Plattform zur Brust.",
    "Drücke die Plattform zurück in die Ausgangsposition.",
    "Wiederholen."
  ],
  "instructions_es": [
    "Siéntate en la máquina de prensa de piernas horizontal y coloca los pies a la anchura de los hombros.",
    "Desbloquea la máquina y baja la plataforma hacia tu pecho.",
    "Empuja la plataforma de vuelta a la posición inicial.",
    "Repite."
  ],
  "tips_en": [
    "Do not let your lower back lift off the seat.",
    "Avoid locking out the knees completely."
  ],
  "tips_de": [
    "Hebe den unteren Rücken nicht von der Sitzfläche ab.",
    "Die Knie nicht vollständig durchstrecken."
  ],
  "tips_es": [
    "No dejes que la zona lumbar se separe del asiento.",
    "Evita bloquear completamente las rodillas."
  ],
  "met": 6.0,
  "images": {
    "flat": {
      "start": "images/flat/horizontal-leg-press-start.webp",
      "peak": "images/flat/horizontal-leg-press-peak.webp"
    }
  }
}

Fetch just this exercise

const { exercises } = await fetch(
  "https://exercise-dataset.com/exercises.json"
).then(r => r.json());
const ex = exercises.find(e => e.id === "horizontal-leg-press");

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