Legs · Leverage Machine
Lever Seated Leg Extension
How to do the lever seated 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 in the leverage leg extension machine with the pad resting on your shins just above your ankles. Extend your knees to straighten your legs, squeezing your quads at the top, then lower under control.
- 1Quads contracting hard as you straighten your legs
- 2Squeeze at the top with knees fully extended
- 3Slow, controlled lowering against the pad
Common mistakes
- Swinging or using momentum to throw the pad up
- Letting the weight drop fast on the way down
- Lifting your hips off the seat to cheat the rep
Muscles worked
The lever seated leg extension mainly works the quads.
- QuadsPrimary
- Hip FlexorsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.