Legs · Leverage Machine
Lever Vertical Leg Press
How to do the lever vertical 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 in the vertical leg press with your back flat against the pad and feet shoulder-width on the platform directly above you. Unlock the safety, lower the platform by bending your knees toward your chest, then press straight up through your heels and return under control.
- 1Your quads, glutes, and hamstrings pushing the platform up
- 2Lower back pressed into the pad and knees tracking over toes
- 3An even press through the whole foot and a controlled return
Common mistakes
- Locking out the knees or letting them cave inward
- Letting your hips roll off the pad at the bottom
- Loading so heavy you cut the range of motion short
Muscles worked
The lever vertical leg press mainly works the quads and glutes, with the hamstrings and calves assisting.
- QuadsPrimary
- GlutesPrimary
- HamstringsSupport
- CalvesSupport
- Lower BackMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
Kovo programs the lever vertical leg press 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.