Legs · Leverage Machine
Inward Toes Lever Leg Extension
How to do the inward toes lever leg extension, 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
- Extension
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Sit on the leverage leg extension machine with your back flat against the pad and the front of your ankles behind the roller. Point your toes inward, then extend your knees to lift the weight until your legs are nearly straight. Lower under control back to the start.
- 1Tension biased toward the inner sweep of your quads from the inward toe
- 2angle
- 3A hard squeeze at the top with your legs almost locked out
- 4A controlled stretch on the inner thigh as you lower
Common mistakes
- Snapping your knees into a hard lockout
- Letting your toes drift back to neutral mid-rep
- Swinging or kicking the weight up with momentum
Muscles worked
The inward toes lever leg extension mainly works the quads.
- QuadsPrimary
- GlutesMinor
- HamstringsMinor
- CalvesMinor
- AdductorsMinor
Kovo programs the inward toes lever leg extension for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.