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 with your back against the pad and your feet shoulder-width apart on the footplate.
2. Press through your feet to straighten your legs, stopping just short of locking the knees.
3. Bend your knees under control until they come toward your chest.
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.

Related exercises

• Close-Stance Leg Press
• High-Foot Leg Press
• Leg Press
• Single Leg Press
• Wide-Stance Leg Press
• Balance Dome Glute Bridge
• Balance Dome Squat
• Balance Dome Squat Hold

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 with your back against the pad and your feet shoulder-width apart on the footplate.",
    "Press through your feet to straighten your legs, stopping just short of locking the knees.",
    "Bend your knees under control until they come toward your chest.",
    "Repeat."
  ],
  "instructions_de": [
    "Setze dich in die horizontale Beinpresse, den Rücken am Polster, die Füße schulterbreit auf der Fußplatte.",
    "Drücke dich über die Füße ab und strecke die Beine, ohne die Knie ganz durchzustrecken.",
    "Beuge die Knie kontrolliert, bis sie sich der Brust nähern.",
    "Wiederholen."
  ],
  "instructions_es": [
    "Siéntate en la prensa de piernas horizontal con la espalda apoyada en el respaldo y los pies a la anchura de los hombros sobre la plataforma.",
    "Empuja con los pies para extender las piernas, sin llegar a bloquear las rodillas.",
    "Flexiona las rodillas de forma controlada hasta acercarlas al pecho.",
    "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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