Table 2.
Data on sEMG activity for studies assessing the leg press.
| References | Exercise | Biceps Femoris | Vastus Medialis | Vastus Lateralis | Rectus Femoris | Gastrocnemius Medialis | Tibialis Anterior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hahn (2011) [22] | Leg press 100° | ~35% MVIC mean | ~83% MVIC mean | n/a | ~75% MVIC mean | ~22% MVIC mean | ~70% MVIC mean |
| Leg press 90° | ~40% MVIC mean | ~80% MVIC mean | n/a | ~73% MVIC mean | ~26% MVIC mean | ~77% MVIC mean | |
| Leg press 80° | ~32% MVIC mean | ~70% MVIC mean | n/a | ~74% MVIC mean | ~30% MVIC mean | ~43% MVIC mean | |
| Leg press 70° | ~32% MVIC mean | ~75% MVIC mean | n/a | ~76% MVIC mean | ~40% MVIC mean | ~22% MVIC mean | |
| Leg press 60° | ~55% MVIC mean | ~77% MVIC mean | n/a | ~77% MVIC mean | ~53% MVIC mean | ~19% MVIC mean | |
| Leg press 50° | ~78% MVIC mean | ~69% MVIC mean | n/a | ~60% MVIC mean | ~69% MVIC mean | ~18% MVIC mean | |
| Leg press 40° | ~85% MVIC mean | ~64% MVIC mean | n/a | ~41% MVIC mean | ~77% MVIC mean | ~19% MVIC mean | |
| Leg press 30° | ~83% MVIC mean | ~50% MVIC mean | n/a | ~23% MVIC mean | ~89% MVIC mean | ~17% MVIC mean | |
| Walker et al. (2011) [33] | Leg press 40% 1RM 100–80° | ~19% MVI mean | n/a | n/a | ~55% MVIC mean | n/a | n/a |
| Leg press 40% 1RM 80–60° | ~19% MVIC mean | n/a | n/a | ~31% MVIC mean | n/a | n/a | |
| Leg press 40% 1RM 60–40° | ~22% MVIC mean | n/a | n/a | ~18% MVIC mean | n/a | n/a | |
| Leg press 40% 1RM 40–20° | ~25% MVIC mean | n/a | n/a | ~9% MVIC mean | n/a | n/a | |
| Leg press 40% 1RM 20–0° | ~37% MVIC mean | n/a | n/a | ~6% MVIC mean | n/a | n/a | |
| Leg press 60% 1RM 100–80° | n/a | ~127% MVIC mean | ~120% MVIC mean | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Leg press 60% 1RM 80–60° | n/a | ~115% MVIC mean | ~105% MVIC mean | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Leg press 60% 1RM 60–40° | n/a | ~98% MVIC mean | ~100% MVIC mean | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Leg press 60% 1RM 40–20° | n/a | ~75% MVIC mean | ~80% MVIC mean | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Leg press 60% 1RM 20–0° | n/a | ~69% MVIC mean | ~45% MVIC mean | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Leg press 80% 1RM 100–80° | n/a | ~150% MVIC mean | ~148% MVIC mean | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Leg press 80% 1RM 80–60° | n/a | ~125% MVIC mean | ~120% MVIC mean | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Leg press 80% 1RM 60–40° | n/a | ~110% MVIC mean | ~120% MVIC mean | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Leg press 80% 1RM 40–20° | n/a | ~100% MVIC mean | ~98% MVIC mean | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Leg press 80% 1RM 20–0° | n/a | ~90% MVIC mean | ~65% MVIC mean | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Peng et al. (2013) [24] | Leg press 90–75° | n/a | ~50% MVIC mean | ~55% MVIC mean | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Leg press 75–60° | n/a | ~37% MVIC mean | ~40% MVIC mean | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Leg press 60–45° | n/a | ~33% MVIC mean | ~37% MVIC mean | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Leg press 45–30° | n/a | ~23% MVIC mean | ~29% MVIC mean | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Leg press 30–15° | n/a | ~19% MVIC mean | ~23% MVIC mean | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Leg press 15–0° | n/a | ~15% MVIC mean | ~21% MVIC mean | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Schoenfeld et al. (2014) [12] | Leg press 30% 1RM | ~19% MVIC peak | ~74% MVIC peak | ~70% MVIC peak | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Leg press 75% 1RM | ~72% MVIC peak | ~210% MVIC peak | ~195% MVIC peak | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Gonzalez et al. (2017) [6] | Leg press 70% 1RM | n/a | ~60% MVIC mean | ~75% MVIC mean | ~59% MVIC mean | n/a | n/a |
| Leg press 90% 1RM | n/a | ~65% MVIC mean | ~79% MVIC mean | ~68% MVIC mean | n/a | n/a |
Abbreviations: MVIC, maximal voluntary isometric contraction; RM, repetition maximum; n/a, not available.