If squats aren't an option, try the leg press. This machine targets your quads, hamstrings, glutes, and calves, helping build muscle mass and strength.
Leg Press
Isolate your quads with leg extensions. This exercise focuses on the individual quad muscles, enhancing strength and definition.
Leg Extensions
Leg curls work your hamstrings, balancing out quad exercises and boosting muscle growth in the back of your thighs.
Leg Curls
Target your calves with calf raises. Use a calf raise machine or the leg press to build size and strength in your soleus and gastrocnemius muscles.
Calf Raises
Hack squats emphasize the glutes, especially the gluteus maximus, by mimicking a squat movement with added machine support.
Hack Squats
Smith machine squats are great for beginners or those with mobility issues. They offer a safe way to build leg strength and size.
Smith Machine Squats
This machine targets your inner and outer thighs. Abductions work the outer thighs, while adductions focus on the inner thighs.
Leg Abduction/Adduction Machine
Glute thrusts on a machine directly target the gluteus maximus, offering a powerful way to enhance your posterior.
Machine Glute Thrusts
Smith machine deadlifts are a safe alternative to traditional deadlifts, focusing on strengthening your glutes and hamstrings.
Smith Machine Deadlifts