Legs · Sled
Sled Side Leg Press
How to do the sled side leg press, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Sled
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Squat
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Lie on your side in the sled press, stacking your hips and placing the top foot on the platform. Unlock the safety and bend the knee to let the platform come in toward your hip, then push through your heel to extend the leg out to the side, driving with your glute and outer hip.
- 1Your outer hip and glute driving the platform away
- 2The working leg pushing through the whole foot
- 3Hips stacked and stable, with the movement coming from the hip
Common mistakes
- Locking out the knee hard at the top
- Letting your hips roll back or forward
- Using too much load and cutting the range short
Muscles worked
The sled side leg press mainly works the glutes, with the quads, hamstrings, and adductors assisting.
- GlutesPrimary
- QuadsSupport
- HamstringsSupport
- AdductorsSupport
- Lower BackMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
- CalvesMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
Kovo programs the sled side 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.