the back out of it
This right here, always thought machines were useless until I tried the leg press. Can go heavy without being limited by the strength of my lower back and focus on the legs.
I've been doing this and getting some meaty legs thanks to it. I use squats as my first excercise then squeeze the last bit of strength on the leg press.
leg press is only goat if it has the plates where you can easily adjust the weight with a pin and not that kind where you have to load on plates to change it. I dont want to have to load fricking 500 lbs of plates and then get up to change them when I work a different section of my legs
My gym has both. honestly I kinda hate the plate loaded one because it has 4 loading pins and morons come in and load it with like 20pl8 from all around the gym and do one inch reps
exactly, the plate load kind is either covered in 1000lbs of weights or completely empty, either way you are doing a huge amount of plate changing, and then you have to do even more if you want variations on the press. fricking hate that shit.
Any moron that does this, at this point I come by and suggest they lock out their knees for max ROM and watch as they turn into an ostrich. Punishment for hogging the plates.
you aren't going to develop good legs with the shit "300lbs" pin loaded ones.
My gym has both. honestly I kinda hate the plate loaded one because it has 4 loading pins and morons come in and load it with like 20pl8 from all around the gym and do one inch reps
>tfw 14pl8 is the limit on my gyms 4pin
https://i.imgur.com/0frpTeh.jpg
This is the best leg machine and if you disagree you're wrong
My gym has this and a plate horizontal leg press and I've become partial to the latter: it gets less traffic for some reason and the sled catcher on the vertical one fails way too often for my liking. I'm not sure what difference in muscles worked is though
Deadlift.
Hits quads, hits hammies, hits glutes, and as an added bonus it hits back and forearms pretty well too. Leg press is basically just good for quads. But no low back fatigue so it's nice after Deadlifts as extra quad work.
The problem I have with leg press is that it's so hard to judge how many reps in reserve I have since it's the exercise that you can grind the hardest on and if you fail a rep you're just fricked.
>Takes the back out of it
>Comfy seat
>Rep the day away with weight you can't even dream of squatting
He's right, lads.
the back out of it
This right here, always thought machines were useless until I tried the leg press. Can go heavy without being limited by the strength of my lower back and focus on the legs.
I use it as an accessory after squats.
I've been doing this and getting some meaty legs thanks to it. I use squats as my first excercise then squeeze the last bit of strength on the leg press.
I'd rather use leg extensions after squats and then hit leg press on my second leg day after Deadlifts. But that's just me
I was playing ping pong yesterday and I got a big quad pump. ping pong is the king of lifts
leg press is only goat if it has the plates where you can easily adjust the weight with a pin and not that kind where you have to load on plates to change it. I dont want to have to load fricking 500 lbs of plates and then get up to change them when I work a different section of my legs
My gym has both. honestly I kinda hate the plate loaded one because it has 4 loading pins and morons come in and load it with like 20pl8 from all around the gym and do one inch reps
exactly, the plate load kind is either covered in 1000lbs of weights or completely empty, either way you are doing a huge amount of plate changing, and then you have to do even more if you want variations on the press. fricking hate that shit.
Any moron that does this, at this point I come by and suggest they lock out their knees for max ROM and watch as they turn into an ostrich. Punishment for hogging the plates.
you aren't going to develop good legs with the shit "300lbs" pin loaded ones.
>tfw 14pl8 is the limit on my gyms 4pin
ive always wanted to use one
One like that at my gym and it goes over 600 with a pin, don't remember exactly how high. If you're hitting depth it's enough and it's brutal.
What if you max out the weight? Maybe do one leg on it
You could use the plate-loaded leg press machine. I personally avoid it since it's often occupied fast the moment someone walks away from it.
My gym has this and a plate horizontal leg press and I've become partial to the latter: it gets less traffic for some reason and the sled catcher on the vertical one fails way too often for my liking. I'm not sure what difference in muscles worked is though
It works the same muscles, just different angles. Also depending on the stance. I use the horizontal leg press since it's barely used at my gym.
Yes that's fine. That's what I do with leg curls. The one at my gym caps at 200lbs so I do single legged leg curls so it'll still be a challenge.
cap
Deadlift.
Hits quads, hits hammies, hits glutes, and as an added bonus it hits back and forearms pretty well too. Leg press is basically just good for quads. But no low back fatigue so it's nice after Deadlifts as extra quad work.
This is the best leg machine and if you disagree you're wrong
This looks insane, too bad my gym doesn't have it.
What in fricks name is that monstrosity
Hey you posted a pic of the best, most brutal leg press out there. Good job. You actually don't need anything else for quads than this machine.
The squat? I don't know. It feels like the ultimate test of strength to me. I never feel as strong as I do after some demonic squats.
probably hack squat, literally dont need to do anything else
The problem I have with leg press is that it's so hard to judge how many reps in reserve I have since it's the exercise that you can grind the hardest on and if you fail a rep you're just fricked.
I've been traumatised by a few leg breaking videos from people using these things so I don't touch em usually