Max on leg press

[Beefy]

So often I see these gym lifters load up the leg press with 8 or more plates on each side and perform a quarter movement. Then they brag about how they leg press 1200 lbs or so....please, some of these guys go so shallow they don't even need to disengage the the locks. The leg press is good if you are unable to squat due to injury or structural problems.

How do you feel about guys who put 8+ plates on each side and stroke it full range of motion 5 or 6 times and then get up to let you try and budge it?

I hope I'm wrong to read into yours and others posts as if they were aimed at me. Anybody can make up anything they want about how strong they are on a message board.

MW asked a question and I answered. It's not like I started a thread about how strong I am/was.

If I'm over reacting, forgive me. I'm 4 weeks in on my first cycle, so maybe I'm getting too hot over no big deal. My point is that my strength is real, but even if it wasn't I don't think my original post deserved what I've taken as a bunch of smart ass remarks.

 

[wildman1717]

Beefy, I think your test. is kicking in. I don't think anybody is flaming you. Doing a complete range of motion that you say you perform is a hell of a lot more difficult then performing a quarter rep. It isn't just the leg press it is all exercises, bench, squat, military press, I see people doing these for partials all the time and talk smack.

 

[MANWHORE]

That is correct.

What about we all squat on a balance ball? Why not? It requires more balance right? .. I wanted to come back here to talk about this . I forgot what i wrote yesterday so i came back to look. It's basically the question i wanted to ask but i guess i could have worded it alot better. I wasn't trying to be a prick about it Bob .. "Balance builds strength" is like saying "the harder the exercise,the better for strength" and we all know that is not always true,otherwise we would all be benching on balance balls,doing handstand presses for shoulders,kickbacks for tris ... As we all have seen time and time again,sometimes it is better to give up a harder exercise so that we can increase the weight on the bar... sometimes. ... If you really want to talk about "Balance builds strength" We can talk about exercises used for getting a higher neuromuscular activation but then we would be using weighted pushups,pulls,and dips for strength and size. .. See what i'm getting at? You can't just say " balance builds strength" and the reason why smith machine is not as good as regular squat but then tell me dumbell inclines aren't better than straight bar inclines ... Weighted pushups aren't better than bench presses .. etc

 

[wildman1717]

What about we all squat on a balance ball? Why not? It requires more balance right?

There are people at my gym that really use these balls when doing weight lifting. They lay on them like benches for doing dumbbell presses, curls and flys. I guess this is the stylish thing going now, its kind of gay if you ask me.

 

[kethnaab]

i'm stuck doing leg presses now after shoulder surgery.

they hurt my f'ing knees. I miss squats. *Sigh*

I have perfect structure for squats, too. shorter legs, stocky torso, I can get wicked quad stimulation from doing them "power style", I don't even *need* to do olympic squat style to get quad work.

*pouts some more* but yeah, I don't go any heavier than 15 reps on leg presses. They bug my knees, and I have to be real careful about keeping my lower back from rounding. It's an annoying machine to use, but when it's all you got, what are you going to do? *shrug*

 

[Pablo34]

No more squats for me...

i'm stuck doing leg presses now after shoulder surgery.

they hurt my f'ing knees. I miss squats. *Sigh*

I have perfect structure for squats, too. shorter legs, stocky torso, I can get wicked quad stimulation from doing them "power style", I don't even *need* to do olympic squat style to get quad work.

*pouts some more* but yeah, I don't go any heavier than 15 reps on leg presses. They bug my knees, and I have to be real careful about keeping my lower back from rounding. It's an annoying machine to use, but when it's all you got, what are you going to do? *shrug*

I can't do squats due to a posterior shoulder dislocation and large tear of the posterior labrum that I suffered in June. Just taking the bar out from the rack puts a sharp pain in my shoulder. I try to take the bar out every month or so...the other day I tried it and it doesn't feel "too" bad...however that is just with the 45 lb. bar. I think if I had 225 lbs. on there, I would injure the labrum again.

I've damn near given up on legs now. I piss around and do leg presses, but like someone said, they don't do much for me and feel weird on my knees. I have been doing some deadlifting, but I have to watch that exercise too. Too heavy and I will pull my shoulder out. But deadlifts have helped me save some face in the gym now that squats are non-existent.

 

[MANWHORE]

I can't do squats due to a posterior shoulder dislocation and large tear of the posterior labrum that I suffered in June. Just taking the bar out from the rack puts a sharp pain in my shoulder. I try to take the bar out every month or so...the other day I tried it and it doesn't feel "too" bad...however that is just with the 45 lb. bar. I think if I had 225 lbs. on there, I would injure the labrum again.

I've damn near given up on legs now. I piss around and do leg presses, but like someone said, they don't do much for me and feel weird on my knees. I have been doing some deadlifting, but I have to watch that exercise too. Too heavy and I will pull my shoulder out. But deadlifts have helped me save some face in the gym now that squats are non-existent.

Try some partial reps .. they can help strengthen the muscles without putting your body in possition that may hurt your injuries .. what do you mean by SAVE SOME FACE in the gym?