Leg Press Machines

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Leg Press Machines for Sale: Build Bigger, Stronger Legs A leg press lets you load your quads, glutes, and hamstrings heavy without a bar on your back. That makes it one of the few machines that earns its footprint in a garage gym and anchors a leg circuit on a commercial floor. This collection carries every style we sell, from compact vertical units to full commercial sleds. 45 Degree, Vertical, or Horizontal: Which Leg Press Fits Your Space Most of what people call a leg press is a 45 degree sled . You sit back at an angle and drive a loaded carriage up a rail. It's the version you've used at a commercial gym, it handles the most weight, and it takes the most floor space, usually a long footprint plus room to walk around it and load plates. A vertical leg press presses straight up while you lie on your back. It's the smallest option by a wide margin, which is why it shows up in home gyms where a sled won't fit. Horizontal and seated presses put you upright with the weight moving out in front of you. They're the easiest to get in and out of, which is why they show up in circuits and in facilities serving a wide range of members. Leverage and isolateral presses round out the category, and the combo frames pair a leg press with a calf extension or a hack squat station in one footprint. For a full breakdown of how each style loads your legs differently, read our guide to the types of leg press machines . Plate Loaded Leg Press Machines: Plan for the Plates Nearly every home leg press is plate loaded, and on this machine that decision carries further than it does anywhere else in the gym. A leg press sled takes more weight than almost anything you own, so a working set can mean six, eight, or ten plates a side. Loading and stripping becomes part of the workout. That has practical consequences. You need more Olympic plates than you think, and you need them within arm's reach, so a plate tree next to the machine stops being optional. Check the horn count on any sled you'