Legs · Leverage Machine
Plate Loaded Lever Rear Foot Elevanted Split Squat
How to do the plate loaded lever rear foot elevanted split squat, 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
- Lunge
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Set up in a plate-loaded leverage split squat machine with the shoulder or hip pads in place and your rear foot elevated on the support behind you. Lower straight down under control until your front thigh is near parallel, then drive through the front heel to stand, keeping the load over your front leg.
- 1Front quad and glute driving each rep
- 2Steady balance with the rear foot only assisting
- 3An upright torso braced against the machine pads
Common mistakes
- Letting the front knee cave inward as you stand
- Pushing off the back foot to share the load
- Tipping your torso forward and losing the front-leg drive
Muscles worked
The plate loaded lever rear foot elevanted split squat mainly works the quads and glutes, with the hamstrings and calves assisting.
- QuadsPrimary
- GlutesPrimary
- HamstringsSupport
- CalvesSupport
- Lower BackMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
Kovo programs the plate loaded lever rear foot elevanted split 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.