Legs · Leverage Machine
Lever Elevanted Squat
How to do the lever elevanted squat, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Leverage Machine
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Squat
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Set up in the leverage squat machine with your shoulders under the pads and feet on the elevated platform. Unlock the machine, bend your knees and hips to descend, then drive through your feet to press back up against the lever.
- 1Your quads and glutes loading as you sink down into the squat
- 2Even pressure through your whole foot as you drive up
- 3A controlled descent with the machine guiding the path
Common mistakes
- Letting your knees collapse inward at the bottom
- Bouncing out of the bottom instead of controlling the rep
- Rounding your lower back or rolling onto your toes
Muscles worked
The lever elevanted squat mainly works the quads and glutes, with the hamstrings, lower back, and calves assisting.
- QuadsPrimary
- GlutesPrimary
- HamstringsSupport
- Lower BackSupport
- CalvesSupport
- Upper AbsMinor
- AdductorsMinor
Kovo programs the lever elevanted squat for you and tracks it every session.
We build your whole program, drop the right lifts into each workout, and adjust your weights as you get stronger. Free on iOS and Android.
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Last reviewed June 2026.