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All Fours Quad Stretch vs Narrow Stance Leg Press

All Fours Quad Stretch - starting position
All Fours Quad Stretch - ending position
All Fours Quad Stretch
intermediate·Bodyweight
Narrow Stance Leg Press - starting position
Narrow Stance Leg Press - ending position
Narrow Stance Leg Press
intermediate·Machine·compound

Side-by-Side

All Fours Quad Stretch
VS
Narrow Stance Leg Press
intermediate
Level
intermediate
Bodyweight
Equipment
Machine
N/A
Mechanic
compound
static
Force
push
Stretching
Category
Strength
quadriceps
Primary
quadriceps
quadriceps
Secondary
calvesgluteshamstrings

Muscle Analysis

Shared

quadriceps

Only in All Fours Quad Stretch

quadriceps

Only in Narrow Stance Leg Press

calvesgluteshamstrings

Instructions

All Fours Quad Stretch

1

Start off on your hands and knees, then lift your leg off the floor and hold the foot with your hand.

2

Use your hand to hold the foot or ankle, keeping the knee fully flexed, stretching the quadriceps and hip flexors.

3

Focus on extending your hips, thrusting them towards the floor. Hold for 10-20 seconds and then switch sides.

Narrow Stance Leg Press

1

Using a leg press machine, sit down on the machine and place your legs on the platform directly in front of you at a less-than-shoulder-width narrow stance with the toes slightly pointed out. Your feet should be around 3 inches or less apart. Tip: Keep your head up at all times and also maintain the back on the pad at all times.

2

Lower the safety bars holding the weighted platform in place and press the platform all the way up until your legs are fully extended in front of you. Tip: Make sure that you do not lock your knees. Your torso and the legs should make a perfect 90-degree angle. This will be your starting position.

3

As you inhale, slowly lower the platform until your upper and lower legs make a 90-degree angle.

4

Pushing mainly with the heels of your feet and using the quadriceps go back to the starting position as you exhale.

5

Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions and ensure to lock the safety pins properly once you are done. You do not want that platform falling on you fully loaded.

Verdict

Both exercises target the quadriceps. All Fours Quad Stretch is a intermediate exercise using bodyweight, while Narrow Stance Leg Press is intermediate and uses machine. Choose All Fours Quad Stretch if you have access to bodyweight, or Narrow Stance Leg Press if you prefer machine.

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