A table leg (1) for supporting a work surface, said table leg having a length telescopically adjustable along a longitudinal direction (L), said table leg (1) comprising at least one extensible
assembly comprising: A lower member (11); an intermediate element (12) slidable with respect to the lower element (11) along the longitudinal direction (L); an upper element (13) slidable with respect to the intermediate element (12) along the longitudinal direction (L); a first variable
radius pulley (21) defining a first axis of rotation (P1) and having a variable
radius according to a first spiral profile (31) according to a first
angular direction about said first axis of rotation (P1), rotatably connected to the intermediate element (12) about said first axis of rotation (P1); a second variable-
radius pulley (22) defining a second axis of rotation (P2) and having a variable radius according to a second spiral profile (32) according to a second
angular direction about said second axis of rotation (P2), rotatably connected to the intermediate element (12) about said second axis of rotation (P2); synchronization means (40) connected to said first variable-radius
pulley (21) and to said second variable-radius pulley (22) so as to rotate said first variable-radius pulley (21) and said second variable-radius pulley (22) synchronously with each other; a first cable (23) wound around said first variable radius pulley (21), and having a first end constrained to said first variable radius pulley (21) and a second end (27) constrained to said lower element (11); a second cable (24) wound around said second variable-radius pulley (22), and having a first end constrained to said second variable-radius pulley (22) and an opposite second end (28) constrained to said upper element (13), said second cable (24) being deflected by an idle pulley (25) rotatably engaged to said intermediate element (12); at least one balancing spring (51, 52) constrained to said intermediate element (12), to said first variable-radius pulley (21) and to said second variable-radius pulley (22) so as to apply to said first variable-radius pulley (21) and to said second variable-radius pulley (22) a pair of resisting forces which opposes an applied load from said first cable (23) and from said second cable (24) to said first variable-radius pulley (21) and to said second variable-radius pulley (22), respectively.