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Squat · Beginner

Single-Leg Leg Press

Compound squat exercise using machine.
Movement pattern
Squat
Difficulty
Beginner
Equipment
Machine
Mechanics
Compound
Sides
Unilateral
Main plane
Sagittal

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How to do the Single-Leg Leg Press

Not yet reviewed — the technique guide for this exercise hasn't been signed off, so it isn't published here yet.

Muscles worked

Primary

Secondary

How the knowledge graph models this movement

Each joint action, with the role and emphasis the graph assigns each muscle. These are qualitative anatomical labels, not measured muscle activation.

  • Knee extensionprimary action

    Vastus lateralis (prime mover, high emphasis); Vastus medialis (prime mover, high emphasis); Vastus intermedius (prime mover, high emphasis); Rectus femoris (prime mover, low emphasis)

  • Hip extensionprimary action

    Gluteus maximus (prime mover, moderate emphasis); Adductor magnus (synergist, moderate emphasis); Biceps femoris long head (synergist, low emphasis); Semimembranosus (synergist, low emphasis); Semitendinosus (synergist, low emphasis)

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