Legs · Leverage Machine
Lever Angled Single Leg Press
How to do the lever angled single leg press, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Leverage Machine
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Squat
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Sit in the angled leverage leg press and center one foot on the platform. Release the safeties and press the weight up with that single leg, then lower it under control until your knee reaches a comfortable depth. Finish your reps, then switch legs.
- 1The quad and glute of the working leg driving the platform up
- 2Constant tension in the leg through the full descent
- 3Your hips and lower back staying pressed into the seat
Common mistakes
- Locking the knee out hard at the top
- Letting the knee drift inward or the hip rotate
- Pushing with your hands or resting the platform between reps
Muscles worked
The lever angled single leg press mainly works the quads and glutes, with the hamstrings and calves assisting.
- QuadsPrimary
- GlutesPrimary
- HamstringsSupport
- CalvesSupport
- Lower BackMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
Kovo programs the lever angled single leg press for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.