Narrow Stance Leg Press
An intermediate compound strength exercise that works the quads, using a machine.
Starting position
End position
How to Do Narrow Stance Leg Press
- Using a leg press machine, sit down on the machine and place your legs on the platform directly in front of you at a less-than-shoulder-width narrow stance with the toes slightly pointed out. Your feet should be around 3 inches or less apart. Tip: Keep your head up at all times and also maintain the back on the pad at all times.
- Lower the safety bars holding the weighted platform in place and press the platform all the way up until your legs are fully extended in front of you. Tip: Make sure that you do not lock your knees. Your torso and the legs should make a perfect 90-degree angle. This will be your starting position.
- As you inhale, slowly lower the platform until your upper and lower legs make a 90-degree angle.
- Pushing mainly with the heels of your feet and using the quadriceps go back to the starting position as you exhale.
- Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions and ensure to lock the safety pins properly once you are done. You do not want that platform falling on you fully loaded.
Muscles Worked
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Frequently Asked Questions
What muscles do narrow stance leg press work?
Narrow Stance Leg Press primarily works the quads. The calves, glutes and hamstrings assist as secondary muscles.
What equipment do I need for narrow stance leg press?
Narrow Stance Leg Press uses machines.
Narrow Stance Leg Press: is it suitable for beginners?
Narrow Stance Leg Press is rated intermediate. Movements that assume you already own the basic pattern and are ready to load it.
What can I do instead of narrow stance leg press?
Smith Machine Leg Press, Leg Press, Narrow Stance Squats train the same primary muscles and are listed with 7 more alternatives above.
Can Fitnit count my narrow stance leg press reps automatically?
Not automatically yet. Fitnit's AI rep counting covers push-ups, squats, dumbbell curls, crunches and pull-ups today; narrow stance leg press can be logged manually in the app, and tracked movements are added over time.
Photographs and step-by-step instructions from free-exercise-db, a public-domain exercise dataset. Muscle mapping and alternatives by Fitnit.
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