HOW TO DO STANDARD LEG PRESS
- Sit so the low back is glued to the pad. Place the feet mid-platform, about shoulder width to start.
- Unrack and lower until the thighs are at least parallel to the platform, as far as the hips allow without the pelvis tucking.
- Press through the whole foot. Finish without slamming the lockout or bouncing out of the hole.
COMMON MISTAKES
- Letting the pelvis roll at the bottom. That is lumbar flexion under load. Shorten the range or raise the feet.
- Tiny range with a huge stack. You are not fooling the log. LIFTAG will store the load; your knees will store the habit.
VARIATIONS
- Wide-stance leg press — More hips, different groove.
- Single-leg press — Fixes side-to-side gaps.
- Barbell back squat — Free-weight counterpart.
PROGRESSIONS
- Full-range light presses.
- Add load when the pelvis stays down.
- Single-leg when one side always bails first.
PROGRAMMING NOTES
Quad and glute volume you can do tired. 3–5 sets of 8–15. Scan the actual machine — hack squat and leg press are not the same lift in LIFTAG.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Open Standard Leg Press in LIFTAG, or tap the NFC tag / scan the QR code on the machine at a partner gym. Log each working set as weight × reps. The rest timer starts after you save the set, and PRs plus estimated 1RM update automatically.
