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Exercise

Wide-Stance Leg Press

Also known as: sled 45° leg wide press, wide stance leg press, sumo leg press

Wide-Stance Leg Press is a compound exercise for the glutes. Main target: gluteus maximus. Also works: adductors, vastus medialis and semitendinosus & semimembranosus. Equipment: machine.

EquipmentMachine
TypeCompound (multi-joint)
MovementPush
CategoryStrength

Muscles worked

Muscles worked in the Wide-Stance Leg Press: primary in bright, secondary in light
Primary
Gluteus maximus
Secondary
AdductorsVastus medialisSemitendinosus & semimembranosus

How to do it

  1. Sit in the leg press and place your feet high and wide on the platform, toes turned slightly out.
  2. Lower the platform under control, letting the knees track over the toes.
  3. Press back up through the heels, focusing on the glutes and inner thighs.

Similar exercises

Single-Leg Press
Machine
Gluteus maximus
Machine Hip Extension
Machine
Gluteus maximus
Leverage Deadlift
Machine
Vastus lateralisVastus medialisGluteus maximus
Rowing, Stationary
Machine
Vastus lateralisVastus medialisGluteus maximus
Stairmaster
Machine
Vastus lateralisVastus medialisGluteus maximus
Step Mill
Machine
Vastus lateralisVastus medialisGluteus maximus

Alternatives with other equipment

Glute Kickback
Bodyweight
Gluteus maximus
Hip Extension with Bands
Bands
Gluteus maximus
Physioball Hip Bridge
Exercise ball
Gluteus maximus
Pull Through
Cable
Gluteus maximus
Barbell Lateral Lunge
Barbell
Gluteus maximus
Dumbbell Deadlift
Dumbbell
Gluteus maximus
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