Progression ladder for the Leg Extensions

Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.

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Easier and harder steps around the Leg Extensions

These are the substitutes for the Leg Extensions, ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.

Easier steps

Nothing in the substitutes for the Leg Extensions scores easier than it.

Where you are now

Leg Extensions

Leg Extensions

  • Beginner
  • Machine
  • Quads

Harder steps (6)

  1. Lever Leg ExtensionPlay demonstration

    Lever Leg Extension

    • Beginner
    • Lever
    • Quads
  2. Resistance Band Leg ExtensionPlay demonstration

    Resistance Band Leg Extension

    • Beginner
    • Band
    • Quads
  3. Single-leg Leg Extension

    Single-leg Leg Extension

    • Beginner
    • Machine
    • Quadriceps
  4. Leg Press

    Leg Press

    • Beginner
    • Machine
    • Quads
  5. Chair Squat

    Chair Squat

    • Beginner
    • Machine
    • Quads
  6. Smith Chair SquatPlay demonstration

    Smith Chair Squat

    • Beginner
    • Smith-machine
    • Quads

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