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Strength exercise

Cable Leg Extension

How to do it

  1. Attach an ankle cuff to a low cable pulley and secure it around one ankle.
  2. Sit or stand facing away from the machine with a slight forward lean and core braced.
  3. Extend the cuffed leg forward against the cable's resistance until the knee straightens.
  4. Control the return, resisting the cable's pull back rather than letting it snap.
  5. Exhale on the extension, inhale on the return, keeping the torso still.
  6. Avoid rotating the hips to assist the movement; let the quadriceps do the work.

Muscles worked

QuadricepsMuscles located at the front of the thigh, responsible for extending the knee. All Quadriceps exercises
CoreThe group of trunk muscles across the abdomen, sides, and lower back that stabilize the spine and pelvis and transfer force between the upper and lower body. All Core exercises

Related Quads exercises

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Type
Strength
Equipment
Cable Machine
Primary muscles
Quadriceps, Core
Measured in
Reps and weight