Legs · Leverage Machine
Lever Seated Single Leg Press
How to do the lever seated single leg press, 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
- Squat
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Sit in the leverage leg press machine and place one foot centered on the platform with your back flat against the seat. Press the platform away by extending your hip and knee, then lower it under control without letting your knee collapse. Finish your reps, then switch legs.
- 1Press the platform up and feel your quads and glutes of the working leg
- 2drive the load
- 3Control the descent and keep tension in the leg throughout
- 4Press through your whole foot and keep your hips and lower back pinned to the seat
Common mistakes
- Don't lock out your knee hard at the top
- Avoid rotating your hip or letting your knee drift inward
- Don't use your hands or other leg to assist the press
Muscles worked
The lever seated single leg press mainly works the quads and glutes, with the hamstrings and calves assisting.
- QuadsPrimary
- GlutesPrimary
- HamstringsSupport
- CalvesSupport
- Lower BackMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.