So why do 99% of bodybuilders use the leg press?
Because they are on steroids year round and by the time they are that big they probably do need more than squats and bb lunges
I disagree. Your not going to get very far if your doing lifts you dont enjoy and not enjoying your sessions.
Getting far and reaching your goals is never going to be easy in any aspect of your life. Sure it should be fun but if that was the case everyone would be bodybuilders. You think NFL players LOVE to run drills? and run in 100 degree weather? No but it gets them closer to their goal. Your goal is bigger legs, so squat, deadlift, and EAT.
And no I shouldnt be doing heavy lifts for the big 3. I am deliberately using less weight and more reps to give my joints and tendons a rest from the last 2 years of heavy lifts. Its a longevity thing which everyone says I pay no attention to. Other than that yes I am doing complexes every so often but no I am not running. Running wrecks havok on my shins. I dont see how you know so much about cutting though when I remember you saying you have never in your life had to really cut weight because you have never been fat?
Thats fine, go higher reps for the big 3 for now. You are young and way ahead of most people. I know a lot about cutting ive been researching working out and training for 8 years. Im also a personal trainer. I have never had to cut because of my metabolism but knowledge is still there.
And no I dont have "all these injuries" just the ones I have had last a long time, its not like Iv had 10 injuries Iv had 4 over 2 years.
Thats a lot of injuries. 4 in 2 years is a lot. especially for someone your age
I dont see why all the hate is on leg presses. They allow to work your legs heavy without forcing your whole body to stabilise. You seem to think that is a bad thing, maybe it is if your training purely for functional strength but Im not, by taking the rest of your body out of it, it drastically reduces the amount of stress on the CNS so it allows me to work them hard aswell as squats and lunges and I seem to be recovering from it. The goal of leg presses when I do them is not to get functional strength or to involve my core or whatever other stuff you will all say about it, the goal is hypertrophy in my legs.
By not letting the whole body work and by taking the stabilizers out of it, you are burning less calories than if you were to squat or do something free weighted. If you are trying to cut then ou are defeating the purpose, burning as many calories in a lift as possible. The more you squat the more your body produces testosterone as well.
OK Andalite you may say one leg lower body work is the best for hypertrophy but I dont really ever see any bodybuilders (the masters of hypertrophy) ever doing 1 leg squats or pistol squats, ironically I have occasionally seen bodybuilders do 1 legged leg presses before, 1 legged leg curls and 1 legged leg extensions - the three exercises you will all hate on because it isnt functional, it is a machine no stabilisation blah blah blah
DUDE bodybuilders so not apply to you! AT ALL. You cannot compare thir results to what you wanna acheive, they are on grams of steroids every week year long. They can do whatever they want and grow. Shit ill show you for my next cycle, for legs all I will do is squats andpistol squats. Nothing else. Oh and deadlifts. Ill take before and after pics of my legs.
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