Single Leg Extension
How to do it step by step, and the muscles it works.
- Body part
- Legs
- Equipment
- Machine
- Type
- Isolation · One side at a time
How to do it
- Adjust the seat so your knee lines up with the machine's pivot and the pad rests on your lower shin.
- Sit back, hold the handles, and place one shin behind the pad, letting the other leg hang relaxed.
- Straighten your working leg until the knee is fully extended and squeeze your quad at the top.
- Lower slowly under control, then switch legs.
Warm up first and pick a weight you can control through the whole movement. Stop if something hurts.
Muscles worked
- QuadsMain
Also known as
Single Leg Extensions · One Leg Extension · Unilateral Leg Extension · Single Leg Extension (Machine)