Classic Question - What do you leg press?

[Singel]

I dunno if anyone works their legs here, or if everyone just had unproportionally large upper bodies. I think I really should do my legs more, cuz I hope to dunk one day and its basically the base for a lot of your strength in real life...

I only ever really do Calf raises and Leg Press, and I've done it maybe 3-4 times in the last 6 weeks, b4 that I'd probly done it a bunch when I was like 15-16.

So I did 600 last time twice for like 10 reps each, and I definately feel like 7-800 are probable, but didn't want to push it too far (next time).

Everyone at the gym looks amazed since they just did like 300, so I'm not sure if its a case of them not knowing how much they can do, or maybe im just strong , or maybe 600 is just weak?

I look forward to seeing some BS #'s now...

[Kirbs17]

I played soccer and football for a couple years, and at our team practices, we'd have tests from the coachs just to see the maxs on the teams bigger guys, and me and some of the other guys could do 750 5 times. I just about shat myself trying that, it was soooo tough.

[rahim]

When you are doing 600 are your legs coming down to your chest? if they are that is very respectable.

BTW squating is the best leg exercise you can do, works the whole leg not just your quads.

[DUBBED]

When I do leg press I drop my knees right to my chest, and push 320. I'm pretty much a big pussy when it comes to lower body strength though.

I squat 155, and go right down til my chest is almost touching my knees.

[Singel]

Yup, knees to chest. I'ma try and start doing squats and some other leg curls and stuff to, but whenever I'm at the gym I just seem to do upper body.

Will doing like 600 on my legs be more beneficial to the rest of my body...I mean like I hear from lifting your body kind of keeps working out by itself over the next few days while repairing the muscles, so is me doing a lot on legs better for that than doing only an avg. amount on upper body? I guess I mean does leg pressing 600 pounds burn more calories than bench pressing 100?

My main fitness goal right now is burning, with a little bulking. So I guess I'm asking what is better towards that, legs, upper body or cardio? I do all 3 now, just thinking maybe I should concentrate more on 1 of them...

[rahim]

you can't gain muscle and lose fat at the same time without outside help, so you should pick one (gain or lose) and do it in phases, ie bulk in the winter, cut in the spring, you'll get better results that way

[Zero102]

I leg press 850, 3 sets of 10 reps, usually by the end I can barely walk =)
However, each time I do it, it's getting easier, the first time I could only do 1 set of 10.

[statick]

i can do 8-10 reps of 680...usually would do a couple of sets(3-4)

[YCB]

how much can u squat? thats a real mans excersise hahaha

ne ways leg press is 540 for 8...

[Wildcat]

dropping you knees to your chest is a good way to pop a disk. your putting alot of pressure on your vertabrae and your loosing all the tension in your muscles, doing this will result in less gains.

[rahim]

Originally posted by Wildcat
dropping you knees to your chest is a good way to pop a disk. your putting alot of pressure on your vertabrae and your loosing all the tension in your muscles, doing this will result in less gains.

you gotta touch your chest not rest your legs against it

[energie23]

i hate doing legs but i have to do them or i'll disproportioned, i do 320lbs 3 sets 8 reps.

[Wildcat]

Originally posted by rahim

you gotta touch your chest not rest your legs against it

i never said that. if you feel you really have to touch your quads to your chest go ahead, you'll be a cripple in no time.

[rahim]

Originally posted by Wildcat


i never said that. if you feel you really have to touch your quads to your chest go ahead, you'll be a cripple in no time.

i don't actually leg press, so i'll pass on the cripple part, just stating what i read in arnolds encyclopedia

[BloodBaneZXY]

Gah, I hate how everyone reads arnold's book and faithfully believes in it. A lot of the stuff arnold did/wrote about wasn't ENTIRELY 100% flawlessly benefical, taken also into account that he juiced following arnold's regiment won't work out too well..

[rahim]

faithfully believe? I took one look at his workout routine and knew it would be impossible to follow without burning out in 2 weeks.
I think maybe 60% of the book is accurate, just didn't realize they used to do legpresses wrong too

[tsi_neal]

Squats and lunges is where its at. Works MUCH more of the leg, works the core and helps improve balance.

At that, the last time i did leg press (it bothers my knees, ontop of me not liking it) i think i was reping 450 for 3 sets of 8, and im not a big guy.

[BloodBaneZXY]

In the context of your reply rahim it basically sounded like "Well, it's justifiable because ARNOLD did it" but as long as you know that arnold isn't entirely accurate then it's cool.

and yeah... Squats >>> Leg Press

[Wildcat]

i dont prefer squats over leg press or vice versa, you should do both. my quad rountine is as follows:

Leg Extensions
Leg Presses
Hack Squats
Lunges w/ Dumbells
Front Squats
Heavy Leg Extensions

[Chim]

I've never tried leg presses before.

For squats I'm doing only 235 x 6 reps for sets right now, too scared to try my 1 rep max