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Machine Plate Loaded Leg Extension

What is this machine?

Levytangoilla kuormitettava jalkaprässi-ojennuslaite (Machine Plate Loaded Leg Extension) on kuntosalilaite, joka kuormittaa ensisijaisesti Quadriceps.

The exercise suits a beginner: the range of motion is guided and you can start light.

On a machine the range of motion is guided, which makes it safe to train alone — but the settings must be adjusted to your own body, or the movement will be felt in the wrong place.

Key facts

Primary muscleQuadriceps

Secondary muscles–

Equipmentkuntosalilaite

Movement patternlower body

Difficultyeasy

Video📱 Luio

Instructions and video are in the app

This page tells you what the machine is. Step-by-step instructions, common mistakes and a video of the movement are in the Luio app — the video shows the range of motion that text cannot describe.

Open in the app

⚠️ Most common mistake: Loading too many plates and dropping the lever fast, which trains momentum instead of the quads. Cutting the range short on either end, which trains only the easy middle of the motion. Lifting the hips off the seat to muscle the lever up, shifting work away from the target. Hyperextending the knees at the top under heavy load, slamming the joint instead of stopping clean.

💪 Where you should feel it: Mainly in the Quadriceps.