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pimple Posts: 490 Joined: 2003/07/08	2004/11/28, 01:27 AM hey there, boys and girls... Just when I thought I was going heavy with my leg presses, I found out just how much my boy Ronnie reps with... check it out... http://forum.bodybuilding.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=144118 HOLY HELL!!! That's 55 plates (2475Lbs)... *foams at the mouth* -------------- The following sentence is true. The previous sentence is false.
howdiekat Posts: 1,345 Joined: 2003/05/22	2004/11/28, 01:37 AM i think that's how much my tahoe weighs... -------------- i wish you ill, ice-t. margarine is a liar who announces, "i am butter!"
benching Posts: 125 Joined: 2004/03/14	2004/11/28, 12:31 PM i got a friend of mine in varsity football at southwest high and he does as much as there leg press machine can hold(1080lbs).thats 24 plates and he does for reps.i think thats pretty good for high skool
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2004/11/28, 02:31 PM makes my 1500 look like childs play...... -------------- The following, has not be approved by the FDA or FT, it was not meant to diagnose,treat,or prevent any diease(s) Please consult a moderator or doctor before using any of the suggestions or comments.
Firehawk734 Posts: 295 Joined: 2002/07/31	2004/11/28, 07:26 PM Is the leg press even worth doing...honestly? I'm not asking this to put people down who do this exercise, but isn't there are better choices than doing leg presses?
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2004/11/29, 12:43 PM works your butt more I think depending on your stance. Nothing should take the place of squats, but leg press is a good finisher for the legs from a "body building "standpoint, not so much so for strength. -------------- The following, has not be approved by the FDA or FT, it was not meant to diagnose,treat,or prevent any diease(s) Please consult a moderator or doctor before using any of the suggestions or comments.
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2004/11/29, 06:05 PM Leg pressing is not only inefficient but also hard on you IT Bands and Lower Back even when you perform them correctly. If you take a great squatter and leg press him he'll be able to load the machine up and crank away. You take a great leg presser who has never squatted and try to load the squat bar he will get hurt. Leg pressing is a Joke. When I was a sophmore in college I could do 3 sets of 10 with 1000lbs on the leg press with a min between each set but I couldn't squat 500 lbs. Now I squat over 600 without support gear and can leg press the house and I never train it. My point, get rid of it out of your plan and learn how to squat.
	2004/11/30, 09:06 AM indeed, reminds me of when i could do squats 315 for like 1 rep and was doing whole thing of leg press with my friend on top...for like ~1000 for a few reps...but good for the ego....so when people ask how much you bench...the answer should be 'that's not relevant...what's relevant is that i could leg press 1000' :laugh:
hecdarec Posts: 2,457 Joined: 2003/12/16	2004/11/30, 02:18 PM Gator what is your opinion on hack squats? I do these in addition to regular squats. -------------- I am not conceited; I am convinced.
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2004/12/01, 04:16 PM From a bodybuilding point of view, the leg press is an ok excercise. That being said, and this being the powerlifting forum... NO. How much good do you possibly think 2500 can be on the joints? And since it is an "isolating" motion, it won't have any real transfer into real world strength, or functional strength. -------------- Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even. steve
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2004/12/01, 04:17 PM btw, that no was in answer to firehawks question. Not to sound rude or anything, just...
Firehawk734 Posts: 295 Joined: 2002/07/31	2004/12/01, 09:59 PM Thanks Gator, just verifies what I've said all along, yet get ridiculed for lol. I usually get ridiculed by those who are afraid to squat. ;) ============ Quoting from gatormade: Leg pressing is not only inefficient but also hard on you IT Bands and Lower Back even when you perform them correctly. If you take a great squatter and leg press him he'll be able to load the machine up and crank away. You take a great leg presser who has never squatted and try to load the squat bar he will get hurt. Leg pressing is a Joke. When I was a sophmore in college I could do 3 sets of 10 with 1000lbs on the leg press with a min between each set but I couldn't squat 500 lbs. Now I squat over 600 without support gear and can leg press the house and I never train it. My point, get rid of it out of your plan and learn how to squat. =============
Firehawk734 Posts: 295 Joined: 2002/07/31	2004/12/01, 10:02 PM And thanks... Wrestler. I just like to know others feel the same way about leg presses. It amazes me if I talk to someone that never did a squat before, or has and won't do them now, and talk to them about getting away from leg presses, They absolutely defend those presses to no end. lol.
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2004/12/03, 09:12 PM I can't imagine lifting without squating. The parallel squat was the second lift I ever learned. Most people stay away from squats because they are hard, not because they don't build leg strength. -------------- Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even. steve
GOWAR Posts: 361 Joined: 2001/10/24	2005/01/07, 05:09 AM I've been doing squats for awhile and i recently got back into leg pressing after i do my squats, dont you think that helps ??? I think it kind of helps the explosiveness out in my legs, along with the plyos.
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2005/01/07, 11:17 AM like we said gowar........leg press doesn't do anything for strength or exploveness. Cleans , snatches, push presses, while build the strength you ned not a leg press. leg pressing is not only inefficient but also hard on you IT Bands and Lower Back even when you perform them correctly. If you take a great squatter and leg press him he'll be able to load the machine up and crank away. You take a great leg presser who has never squatted and try to load the squat bar he will get hurt. Leg pressing is a Joke. When I was a sophmore in college I could do 3 sets of 10 with 1000lbs on the leg press with a min between each set but I couldn't squat 500 lbs. Now I squat over 600 without support gear and can leg press the house and I never train it. My point, get rid of it out of your plan and learn how to squat. quoting from gator -------------- The following, has not be approved by the FDA or FT, it was not meant to diagnose,treat,or prevent any diease(s) Please consult a moderator or doctor before using any of the suggestions or comments.
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2005/01/07, 11:19 AM also on anothe rnote, sometimes my old patella tendonitits acts up........now since I havn't leg pressed in a while they don't bother me near as much. I mean thing about it, when are you in the posistion, of laying on your back and moving weight at a 45 degree angle? A thruster would do more good than a leg press. -------------- The following, has not be approved by the FDA or FT, it was not meant to diagnose,treat,or prevent any diease(s) Please consult a moderator or doctor before using any of the suggestions or comments.
GOWAR Posts: 361 Joined: 2001/10/24	2005/01/08, 03:02 PM if they dont dont do anything for strength , why were they invented?
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2005/01/08, 04:42 PM alot of things are invented don't mean they are good products. Look at the abb belts that where popular for like 5 secs.Most abb machines are pieces of crap too. If your body building than by all means go for the leg press. Leg press was probaly designed for older people or people in rehab........but athletes should stick to free weights -------------- The following, has not be approved by the FDA or FT, it was not meant to diagnose,treat,or prevent any diease(s) Please consult a moderator or doctor before using any of the suggestions or comments.
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2005/01/08, 08:03 PM si, what he said another example of a useless product: those inner thigh/leg trimmer things. wow. what a bunch of bull. Im SURE if i used that for 3 minutes a day id have legs like a bikini model. or how bout that radio/flashlight that charges by solar power. I actually have one. -------------- Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even. steve