Legs · Leverage Machine
Lever Outdoor Seated Leg Press
How to do the lever outdoor seated leg press, 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
Sit on the outdoor leg press machine with your back against the pad and feet shoulder-width on the platform. Push the platform away by extending your legs, then bend your knees to return under control. Keep your lower back supported throughout.
- 1Feel your quads, glutes, and hamstrings push the platform away
- 2Keep your lower back against the pad and knees tracking over your toes
- 3Press through your whole foot and control the return
Common mistakes
- Avoid locking out your knees or letting them collapse inward
- Do not let your hips lift off the seat
- Do not cut the range short to use more momentum
Muscles worked
The lever outdoor seated leg press mainly works the quads and glutes, with the hamstrings and calves assisting.
- QuadsPrimary
- GlutesPrimary
- HamstringsSupport
- CalvesSupport
- Lower BackMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- AdductorsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.