Knee Extension

Teaching Points

• Sit on the seat so that the back is flat against the back rest and the seat pad supports the whole of the thigh
  
  
• Position the roller on the front of your lower shin
  
  
• Straighten the knees to lift the roller up until your knees are almost straight
  
  
• Slowly return to the starting position

Variations & progressions

• Perform one leg at a time. This is especially useful following injury to prevent compensation with the stronger leg

Muscles worked

• Rectus Femoris
  
  
• Vastus Medialis
  
  
• Vastus Lateralis
  
  
• Vastus Intermedius
  
  
• Sartorius

Alternative exercises

• Squat
  
  
• Leg Press

Related injuries

• Quadricep strain
  
  
• Patellofemoral knee pain
  
  
• Jumpers knee