Weight machines offer an effective way to target specific lower body muscle groups safely and efficiently.
These muscles include the glutes, quadriceps, hamstrings, calves, adductors, and abductors.
Utilizing guided movements, machines ensure proper form, making them ideal for beginners and those seeking concentrated exertion.
For women (averaging 5’5”, 140 lbs, 34 years old), weights and repetitions can be tailored to align with these demographics, though individual needs may vary.
This equipment is particularly useful for exercises such as squats and lunges, facilitating comprehensive lower body training towards fitness goals.
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The Hack Squat is a machine-based exercise that helps strengthen your quadriceps. It provides more stability and control than traditional squats with free weights, making it beginner-friendly.
The Hack Squat is a machine-based exercise that helps strengthen your quadriceps. It provides more stability and control than traditional squats with free weights, making it beginner-friendly.
Leg Extensions are a great exercise for strengthening your quadriceps muscles. Using a machine, this exercise helps you focus on your leg muscles while providing stability. However, be cautious as it can put stress on your knees, so use light weights and control your movements.
Leg Extensions are a great exercise for strengthening your quadriceps muscles. Using a machine, this exercise helps you focus on your leg muscles while providing stability. However, be cautious as it can put stress on your knees, so use light weights and control your movements.
The Lying Hamstring Curl is an exercise that focuses on strengthening the hamstrings using a machine. It is effective for building muscle and strength in the lower body, while providing stability throughout the movement.
The Lying Hamstring Curl is an exercise that focuses on strengthening the hamstrings using a machine. It is effective for building muscle and strength in the lower body, while providing stability throughout the movement.
The Seated Leg Curl is a machine exercise that focuses on strengthening the hamstrings. It helps build muscle mass by isolating these muscles, making it a good choice for lower body workouts.
The Seated Leg Curl is a machine exercise that focuses on strengthening the hamstrings. It helps build muscle mass by isolating these muscles, making it a good choice for lower body workouts.
The Glute Kickback Machine helps strengthen your glutes using a machine for added resistance. This exercise gives you better control and stability while allowing you to focus on the movement without worrying about balancing.
The Glute Kickback Machine helps strengthen your glutes using a machine for added resistance. This exercise gives you better control and stability while allowing you to focus on the movement without worrying about balancing.
The Machine Leg Press is a strength exercise that targets the quadriceps and helps build muscle. It is performed using a leg press machine, which supports your body as you push weight with your legs.
The Machine Leg Press is a strength exercise that targets the quadriceps and helps build muscle. It is performed using a leg press machine, which supports your body as you push weight with your legs.
Machine Squats are a type of squat that use a machine for added stability, targeting your thighs, buttocks, and hamstrings. This exercise helps you build strength and muscle in your lower body while ensuring proper form.
Machine Squats are a type of squat that use a machine for added stability, targeting your thighs, buttocks, and hamstrings. This exercise helps you build strength and muscle in your lower body while ensuring proper form.
The Smith Machine Squat is a beginner-friendly exercise that focuses on building strength in your thighs. The Smith Machine provides stability, helping you learn proper squat form while targeting your lower body muscles.
The Smith Machine Squat is a beginner-friendly exercise that focuses on building strength in your thighs. The Smith Machine provides stability, helping you learn proper squat form while targeting your lower body muscles.
The Smith Machine Stiff-Legged Deadlift is a beginner-friendly variation of the Romanian Deadlift that works your glutes and hamstrings. Using the Smith Machine provides stability, allowing you to focus on proper form as you lift the bar.
The Smith Machine Stiff-Legged Deadlift is a beginner-friendly variation of the Romanian Deadlift that works your glutes and hamstrings. Using the Smith Machine provides stability, allowing you to focus on proper form as you lift the bar.
The Smith Machine Single-Leg Split Squat is an exercise that focuses on your quadriceps while offering added stability. It helps you practice the split squat movement safely, making it ideal for beginners.
The Smith Machine Single-Leg Split Squat is an exercise that focuses on your quadriceps while offering added stability. It helps you practice the split squat movement safely, making it ideal for beginners.
The Standing Leg Curl is an exercise that strengthens the hamstrings by isolating one leg at a time. Using a machine helps stabilize your movement, making it easier to focus on building muscle without compensating for strength differences between legs.
The Standing Leg Curl is an exercise that strengthens the hamstrings by isolating one leg at a time. Using a machine helps stabilize your movement, making it easier to focus on building muscle without compensating for strength differences between legs.
Single Leg Leg Extension is an exercise that strengthens your quadriceps by working one leg at a time. This helps you focus on muscle engagement and can reveal strength differences between your legs, but be cautious as it may stress your knees.
Single Leg Leg Extension is an exercise that strengthens your quadriceps by working one leg at a time. This helps you focus on muscle engagement and can reveal strength differences between your legs, but be cautious as it may stress your knees.
The Smith Machine Pistol Squat is a beginner-friendly version of the Pistol Squat that mainly works your quadriceps. Using a Smith Machine provides stability, making it easier to maintain proper form and balance while squatting.
The Smith Machine Pistol Squat is a beginner-friendly version of the Pistol Squat that mainly works your quadriceps. Using a Smith Machine provides stability, making it easier to maintain proper form and balance while squatting.
The Smith Machine Hip Raise is a glute and hamstring exercise that uses a Smith Machine for better stability. This exercise helps you focus on strengthening your glutes while minimizing the risk of losing balance.
The Smith Machine Hip Raise is a glute and hamstring exercise that uses a Smith Machine for better stability. This exercise helps you focus on strengthening your glutes while minimizing the risk of losing balance.
The Smith Machine Hang Power Clean is a stable version of the traditional Hang Power Clean, using a Smith Machine to help with balance. This exercise works your lower body, shoulders, and back, focusing on explosive strength.
The Smith Machine Hang Power Clean is a stable version of the traditional Hang Power Clean, using a Smith Machine to help with balance. This exercise works your lower body, shoulders, and back, focusing on explosive strength.