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Illustration of the Wide-Stance Leg Press: Feet high and wide with the toes out - you should feel it in the glutes and adductors.
compound · Squat

Wide-Stance Leg Press

Wide-Stance Leg Press is a compound squat movement for glutes, using Leg Press. It also works quads and adductors. 3 sets of 12-15, 2 min rest.

Primary muscle
Glutes
Equipment
Leg Press
Difficulty
Beginner
Sets and reps
3 × 12-15
Rest
120s
Force
push

How to do it

  1. 1
    Set up

    Feet at the top corners of the platform, knees tracking out over the toes.

  2. 2
    The cue that matters

    Feet high and wide with the toes out - you should feel it in the glutes and adductors.

  3. 3
    Work it

    3 sets of 12-15, resting about 2 minutes between them.

Muscles worked

Glutes does most of the work. Quads and adductors take the rest.

Glutes exercisesquadsadductors