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admireme899 Posts: 2 Joined: 2006/01/21	2006/03/12, 12:41 PM Hello, I am a novice to workout, and I just started using the leg press machine..But when I am doing the leg press, do my knees have to come all the way down? Or can I just do little pulses at either the top or the bottom? thanks so much
Tinnuk Posts: 291 Joined: 2005/12/19	2006/03/12, 04:55 PM I'm pretty sure that your knees need to come down to a 90 degree angle, at least that's what I've been told in the gym. If you're ever unsure about proper form, you can just ask somebody at your gym who's more experienced.
admireme899 Posts: 2 Joined: 2006/01/21	2006/03/12, 06:49 PM so it's 90 degree between the knee and the upper body?
ecle5c Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/07/10	2006/03/12, 07:57 PM 90 degree angle formed by your knee. Your upper and lower leg should come down to around 90 degrees. Some times though I like to go lower.
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2006/03/12, 09:39 PM Your already at a 45 degree angle, knees need to come to as close to body as possible. Knees to chest. Only thing worse than a partial squat....is a partial leg press. -------------- Get your bicep curling, cut off shirt, matching workout outfit wearing,flexing in mirror "toned" wanna-be ass , out of my squat rack! People don't reach thier true potental, only those who seek it.