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How much weight do you leg pump?
- Thread starter LoneTree
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The machine where you sit up with your legs at 90 angle to body, with your legs flexed at knees. You extend or stretch your legs at knees, pushing your seat back against resistance/weights.
It is supposed to strengthen quadriceps femoris muscles (the main extensors of knees), but in my experience, it has also greatly strengthened my shin/anterior calf muscles.
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Big_BK
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If you are talking about leg extensions i can usually rep the rack but not with the best of form. Leg press best i've done was like 1250 or so for full reps.
We may be talking about two different machines.
The maximum weight on that machine in my health club (Balleys) is 395 pounds, and I add extra 15 pounds bars to make it 405. Very few people in my health club do the same weights on that machine.
Surprisingly (or not?), my calves are the best part of my body. Genes!!!!!
I also have well developed adductors of thighs. The machine goes up to 190 pounds and I make it 205 by adding 15 pounds, and even that is becoming too easy. Abductors are still two notches away from max weight on machine.
I am sure a large number of people here have much better legs strength, but I am satisfied.
I wish I could do the same with my uppder body.... Damn...
musketeer
New member
It's ridiculous to compare poundages on leg press. All of the machines are different, different angle different weight of the sled, different seating arrangement - and everyone lowers it to a different point. I've used 10 plates per side on an easy machine which felt similar to 6 plates on another - in the same week.
those leg press machines are for pansy lifters. I could max the stack at 395 on those tings when I was 15 years old.
Why not use the machines where you can add plates. You'd be surprisd how much weigh tyou can acutally stack on them and move.
500 pounds feels heavy to me, but I can rep another 400 pounds. Your legs are surprisingly powerful on a leg press.
highlander555
New member
I once got into a fight with a guy and only survived because I was able to repeatedly leg pump him in the face.... Okay, not really. I just wanted to say "leg pump" 
I definatly lol'ed at that.
I definatly lol'ed at that.
lol at bumping of this old thread. I can leg pump reps 10+ reps of 460
I leg pump bout tree fiddy!
smtimelevi
New member
I leg pump my woman into oblivion on the reg
the way he described the machine sounds like one of those leg press machines that u push and the seat goes back instead of a sled. ive been able to max out those machines since i was in like 8th grade lol. like that bloke said free weights are all that matters. ive maxed out the 2 level hammer strength leg press machines. thats 15 on each side. but 12 on each side with a star trac sled ive used feels heavier.
