Leg Press (45° Sled) vs Landmine Belt Squat Strength Standards

Leg Press vs Landmine Belt Squat Strength Standards

The paired standards below show what the 45-degree leg press and landmine belt 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 / Landmine Belt Squat in pounds with kilograms underneath. The calculator above handles exact bodyweight and set inputs.

Men’s Leg Press vs Landmine Belt 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 Landmine Belt 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 Landmine Belt Squat Result Is Calculated

The comparison starts by estimating each max separately. It then rates both lifts against their own standards before identifying the lower result.

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)

For the most useful Leg Press vs Landmine Belt Squat comparison, enter clean, difficult sets performed with the same technique and range of motion you use in training. Lower-rep sets usually require less extrapolation.

2. Find the 45-degree leg press strength level

For 45-degree leg press, 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.

The target rises more slowly than bodyweight so heavier lifters are expected to press more sled load without requiring strength to increase pound for pound.

3. Find the landmine belt squat strength level

For landmine belt 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.

Two-thirds scaling raises the target as bodyweight rises while limiting the size advantage that a direct one-to-one adjustment would create.

4. Compare the two results

The lift with the lower Beginner-to-Elite rating is the priority. If both ratings match, the calculator requires a 10-point difference in next-level progress before naming a priority; otherwise it reports Balanced.

A priority result is a standards comparison, not a diagnosis. Differences in technique, fatigue, practice, or set effort may influence it. Age range is recorded anonymously and does not alter 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 Landmine Belt Squat Standards Differ

How to read this chart: Choose a strength level and follow its line across bodyweight. Values show the Landmine Belt Squat standard minus the Leg Press standard: zero means equal, above zero means the Landmine Belt 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 Landmine Belt Squat Standards Differ

How to read this chart: Choose a strength level and follow its line across bodyweight. Values show the Landmine Belt Squat standard minus the Leg Press standard: zero means equal, above zero means the Landmine Belt 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 Landmine Belt Squat Exercises Used by This Calculator

Compare like-for-like attempts by keeping the 45-degree leg press and landmine belt squat setup consistent with their individual rules. Use strict, repeatable Leg Press and Landmine Belt 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 Landmine Belt Squat setup and load convention

Use a 20 kg, 2.20 m Olympic bar in a fixed landmine with pivot-axis center 10.00 cm above standing-platform surface. A rigid collar’s weight-ring center is 150.00 cm from pivot along the bar. Face away from pivot with bar centered between legs. Heel centers equal measured hip-joint width; toes may angle outward. Stand on two rigid level 30.00 cm platforms. Dedicated belt-squat belt is centered over iliac crests. Its single midline ring connects to collar by recorded fixed-length chain that is vertical at standing lockout. No change across attempts. Use a calibrated inline force sensor to measure vertical belt resistance throughout the path at vertical intervals no greater than 1.00 cm. Score the maximum measured value; disclose bar/plate/collar/chain masses and geometry but do not score their sum. Begin hips/knees extended without hand support. Descend until hip crease reaches or passes knee-top plane while plates/apparatus remain at least 2.00 cm clear of floor/platform structure; ascend to full extension without bounce, stepping, belt shift, or assistance. Same setup for 1–10 reps. Belt, knee sleeves, wrist wraps, chalk, and lifting shoes allowed; no supportive suit or hand support.

Enter one recent Leg Press result and one recent Landmine Belt 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.

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