Vertical Leg Press

Leg Presses Vertical Leg Press Exercise

Target Muscle: Quadriceps (Thighs)

Workout Mechanics: Compound | Workout Force: Push Exercise | Utility: Basic

Stablizer Muscle: Hamstrings, Gastrocnemius

Synergists: Gluteus Maximus, Adductor Magnus, Soleus

Vertical Leg Press Instructions

Vertical Leg Press Technique

Lie on declined back pad with hips under weighted sled. Place feet on platform. Raise weight by extending hips and knees. Release dock levers and grasp handles to sides.

Vertical Leg Press Form

Lower sled by flexing hips and knees until knees are just short of complete flexion or just before hips raise up from pad. Return by extending knees and hips. Repeat.

Flexible hip flexion is required for fuller range of motion through knee. Lower weight just short of hips leaving back support. Keep knees pointed same directions as feet. Do not allow heels to raise off of platform, pushing with both heel and forefoot, or center of feet if platform is shorter than length of feet.

Related Leg Presses Exercises
1. 45� Leg Press
2. Seated Leg Press
3. Seated Leg Press, Alternating
4. Seated Leg Press, Single Leg
5. 45� Leg Press, Single Leg
6. Lying Leg Press
7. Vertical Leg Press, Single Leg