Single-Leg Leg Extension
beginnerstrengthpushisolation


- Body part
- Upper Legs
- Target
- Quadriceps
- Equipment
- Machine
Instructions
- 1Seat yourself in the machine and adjust it so that you are positioned properly. The pad should be against the lower part of the shin but not in contact with the ankle. Adjust the seat so that the pivot point is in line with your knee. Select a weight appropriate for your abilities.
- 2Maintaining good posture, fully extend one leg, pausing at the top of the motion.
- 3Return to the starting position without letting the weight stop, keeping tension on the muscle.
- 4Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Get this via the API
This exercise — and the full catalog of 873 — as structured JSON.
curl -H "X-API-Key: wk_live_…" \
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- Translate the response
/v1/exercises/single-leg-leg-extension?lang=esLocalized name, description & steps — en · es · pt · fr - Every quadriceps exercise
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/v1/exercises/search?q=Single-Leg%20Leg%20ExtensionTrigram + full-text ranking, accent-insensitive - Sort & paginate
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All query parameters
- bodyPart, target, equipment, muscle
- taxonomy slug
- category
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- difficulty
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- force
- push · pull · static
- mechanic
- compound · isolation
- q
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- limit / offset / cursor
- pagination (limit ≤ plan cap)
- lang
- en · es · pt · fr
Authentication
Send your key as X-API-Key or Authorization: Bearer.
Response
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Plans
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