Leg Press (45° Sled) vs Cable Split Squat Strength Standards

Leg Press vs Cable Split Squat Strength Standards

The paired standards below show what the 45-degree leg press and cable split squat each require at the same strength level. They are separate exercise targets rather than a prescribed difference between your lifts.

Select the appropriate sex table and nearest bodyweight, then choose a strength-level column. Values are ordered Leg Press / Cable Split Squat in pounds with kilograms underneath. The calculator above handles exact bodyweight and set inputs.

Men’s Leg Press vs Cable Split Squat Standards

How to read the table: Find the closest bodyweight, then use the labeled exercise row. Every strength-level entry shows one target with pounds first and kilograms beneath it.

Women’s Leg Press vs Cable Split Squat Standards

How to read the table: Find the closest bodyweight, then use the labeled exercise row. Every strength-level entry shows one target with pounds first and kilograms beneath it.

How Your Leg Press vs Cable Split Squat Result Is Calculated

The calculator estimates both one-rep maxes, rates each one against its exercise and bodyweight standards, and then compares the two ratings.

1. Estimate a one-rep max from each set

A one-rep set uses the entered weight. For 2–12 reps, both formulas are calculated and the lower estimate is retained.

• Epley: weight × (1 + reps ÷ 30)
• Brzycki: weight × 36 ÷ (37 − reps)

Use recent Leg Press and Cable Split Squat sets with consistent technique and full intended range of motion. Difficult lower-rep sets generally make the estimated max less dependent on extrapolation.

2. Find the 45-degree leg press strength level

The leg press standards use the sex-specific standards from the individual Leg Press tool. Targets begin at 190 lb for men and 150 lb for women, then adjust to exact bodyweight with reference target × (user bodyweight ÷ reference bodyweight) to the two-thirds power.

This adjustment expects larger lifters to move more weight, but it does not increase the target pound for pound with bodyweight.

3. Find the cable split squat strength level

For cable split squat, the individual exercise thresholds start from reference bodyweights of 190 lb for men and 150 lb for women. Exact-bodyweight targets use reference target × (user bodyweight ÷ reference bodyweight) to the two-thirds power.

This adjustment expects larger lifters to move more weight, but it does not increase the target pound for pound with bodyweight.

4. Compare the two results

Each max receives a level from Beginner through Elite. The lower-level lift becomes the priority. At matching levels, a priority appears only when one lift is at least 10 points farther from its next level; otherwise the result is Balanced.

The result identifies the lower standards rating, not its cause. Technique, fatigue, training history, and set quality can all affect the comparison. Age range is recorded anonymously but does not change these standards.

Enter both sets above to see the estimated maxes, assigned levels, next-level targets, and comparison result.

How Men’s Leg Press and Cable Split Squat Standards Differ

How to read this chart: Choose a strength level and follow its line across bodyweight. Values show the Cable Split Squat standard minus the Leg Press standard: zero means equal, above zero means the Cable Split Squat standard is higher, and below zero means the Leg Press standard is higher. Swipe horizontally on mobile. Use the standards table for exact lb/kg targets.

How Women’s Leg Press and Cable Split Squat Standards Differ

How to read this chart: Choose a strength level and follow its line across bodyweight. Values show the Cable Split Squat standard minus the Leg Press standard: zero means equal, above zero means the Cable Split Squat standard is higher, and below zero means the Leg Press standard is higher. Swipe horizontally on mobile. Use the standards table for exact lb/kg targets.

Leg Press and Cable Split Squat Exercises Used by This Calculator

For a useful comparison, perform a strict 45-degree leg press and a strict cable split squat using the setup and load rules below. Use strict, repeatable Leg Press and Cable Split Squat tests that follow each exercise’s setup, range of motion, equipment, and load rules. Do not mix variations, assistance, partial range, momentum, or different load conventions.

Use a 45-degree plate-loaded sled leg press

Keep both feet flat and approximately shoulder-width, descend until the thighs reach at least parallel to the platform without lifting the hips or rounding the lower back, and press to controlled full knee extension. Do not enter a horizontal, vertical, selectorized, single-leg, high-foot, partial, bounced, or assisted press.

Use the Cable Split Squat setup and load convention

Entered load is the selected or loaded cable resistance used for the working split-squat setup on one cable station. Total valid reps across both legs combined. Descend under control to valid split-squat depth against the cable resistance, then return to the top of the same split stance without changing cable angle or stance. A valid finish requires controlled hip and knee extension in the split stance, attachment controlled, front foot planted, and no hand support, cable yank, or stance drift. Consistent setup, range, and finish quality across the entered set. No substituted exercise or assisted reps.

Enter one recent Leg Press result and one recent Cable Split Squat result

First lift: total plates loaded on the 45-degree sled and 1–12 strict reps. Second lift: weight used and 1–12 strict reps. Pounds or kilograms.

Related Tools

• Leg Press (45° Sled) — View the individual Leg Press standards and next strength-level target.
• Cable Split Squat — View the individual Cable Split Squat standards and next strength-level target.
• Split Squat Strength Standards — Use this related standards tool to examine a closely related exercise without mixing its result into this comparison.
• Dumbbell Bulgarian Split Squat — Use this related standards tool to examine a closely related exercise without mixing its result into this comparison.
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• Reverse Lunge Strength Standards — Use this related standards tool to examine a closely related exercise without mixing its result into this comparison.