Here's what this is all about
I had just built my home gym. And I went through the exact problems most people do.
I 'Googled' 'leg extension alternatives' of course. What I found was a bunch of generic leg exercises. They hadn't been thought through and some of them even mainly targeted the calf muscles.
So I hit up a friend who's a personal trainer.
"Why don't we just create some real exercise alternatives?"
That's the simple question that started this whole project.
The 4 rules every alternative had to follow:
- 1 Exercises that target the SAME part of the muscle — not just the generic muscle group
- 2 Same plane of motion and movement pattern (a leg press is NOT a good replacement for a leg extension)
- 3 Bodyweight or minimal-equipment options for travel and home setups
- 4 Designed by certified PTs with thousands of clients between them
Why this cheat sheet saves so much time
All 52 exercises in one document
- Every exercise with alternatives directly beneath. No more reading dozens of articles to find a swap.
Categorised by main muscle group
- Quickly find dozens of exercises for any muscle group you want to focus on.
Sorted by priority
- First alternative is the closest replacement to the original — the guesswork is taken out.
Bodyweight + minimal equipment
- Every exercise has options that use bodyweight or resistance bands. So you can do them anywhere.
Meet Steve Hoyles
Steve Hoyles
He's the friend I asked to help me figure out a good replacement for leg extensions.
Steve has over 2 decades of experience as a certified personal trainer. He owns an 80,000-square-foot commercial gym called My Gym just outside of Manchester in England.
His programs have been used all over the world and he's been featured in Men's Health.
Meet Steve Theunissen
Steve Theunissen
Steve has been a certified personal trainer for over 30 years. He was the first official qualified PT in New Zealand in 1987.
He's trained thousands of clients over the years. Many of them have their own home gym, or they use Steve's home gym — they often have a lack of equipment to work with.
He has used this hands-on experience to find the best exercise alternatives for dozens of exercises that get results no matter what equipment you have access to.
I couldn't do heavy squats due to a dodgy knee. I've used 2 alternatives and I don't think I'll go back to squats now.
I Googled leg press alternatives and was so relieved to finally find genuine exercises to replace it without needing a machine.
This is what I use every time I travel. Having minimal-equipment exercises is super handy.
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Frequently asked questions
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Is this just on the website too?
The full library of alternative articles is free on stronghomegym.com. The cheat sheet condenses the 52 most-used into one printable page so you don't scroll mid-workout.
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