How much weight do you leg pump?

[LoneTree]

Just wondering. No, to be honest, I want to see where I stand.
I am pumping 410 pounds on leg-pump machine. It has greatly helped with my calfs.

 

[mwm5]

leg-pump??? dunno what exercise this is exactly, care to elaborate a little?

 

[LoneTree]

leg-pump??? dunno what exercise this is exactly, care to elaborate a little?

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.

 

[JHorn31G]

18 x 45 + 2 x 25 + whatever the machine is.

 

[Eric1987]

Yeah its easy to do a ridiculous amount on that....

 

[dabuffguy]

You mean leg press?

I can rep 11 plates each side on the incline leg press, which is like 1000 pounds or something.

 

[ceo]

lol @ leg pump

 

[Big_BK]

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.

 

[LoneTree]

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]

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.