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One legged extensions


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Major muscles used

  • Quadriceps

Performing leg extensions (one leg)

  • Sit in a leg extension machine with your legs behind the roller pads and your hands grasping the machines handles or the sides of the bench.
  • Your knees should be bent at a 90 degree angle and have the seat or bench against the back of your knees with your toes pointing in front of you.
  • Slowly extend (lift) one leg at a time contracting your quadriceps until they are almost straight out in front of you, without locking your knees at full extension. Hold that position for a split second while flexing your quadriceps.
  • Return to starting position slowly, in a controlled manner.

Be careful

  • Don't lock your knees at full extension.
  • Don't jerk the weight up.
  • Don't let the roller pad just drop down, be sure to let the weight down slowly.

Alternative exercises to leg extensions (one leg)

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