Both moves are beneficial exercises to include in your routine, but if toning the legs and glutes is your goal, one reigns supreme.

Look no further than the barbell back squat and leg press, two compound exercises that promise to give your lower body muscles a run for their money (in a good way). While the squat is often ...

The leg press is a lower body strength exercise that ... Push the platform away by extending your legs (but do not jerk), keeping your feet flat and your knees aligned with your toes.

The leg press and the squat are both knee-dominant moves. Because of that, the two exercises are powered by the same major muscle groups: the quads and the glutes. Since they're driven by such ...