leg press sucks

[rippedtrojan]

i did leg press for the first time in a loooong time (1+ year). i never liked them, but i had to do them today since we don't have any power racks at my gym (if you want to know why look up my gym is shitty thread on chat board). anyway i seem to feel it more in my knees. i think it would be bad for me if i went real heavy or did a lot of those. it's kinda cool you can do almost twice as much weight with leg press as you can squat. i got up to 500lbs for 8 reps. thought that was kinda cool

 

[Vortexx]

In an old interview with dorian yates, he states that after 8 years of heavy squatting he gave the leg press another change...

what he did was, he put backsupport in the most upright position and let kness touch his shoulders, this way not only the teardrops near the kness, but also the front-hip insertions get worked... Try them

Most people lay down the backseat too far, which is great to develope gluteus maximus and to put a lot of topque on your knees, but it's not that all good for legs....

 

[spatts]

I was just going to say to adjust the back pad too. Also, when I press my lower back doesn't even make contact with the pad. Make sure your knees aren't coing inward to press too, weak hips might make them do that. My max is 9 plates each side, and I've done 7 each side for 50 reps, but if the back position is off, 15 reps with 5 plates won't feel right.

 

[The Shadow]

The angle of the press also make a difference.

Is it a 45 or 60 Degree slide?

 

[rippedup]

It is actually not 500lbs you are pushing, but 500 times the cosine of the leg press incidence.

The 500lbs create a force - the weight, going vertically down.
And you would be pushing against the axial component of the weight.

 

[brian747478`]

I've been doing these with one leg, with 4 second negatives, feels totally different. I don't like loading the machine up myself, so I can use less weight and be more effective.
brian

 

[Hannibal]

It is actually not 500lbs you are pushing, but 500 times the cosine of the leg press incidence.

The 500lbs create a force - the weight, going vertically down.
And you would be pushing against the axial component of the weight.

Lets not make this any more complicated than it is...

 

[Doktor Bollix]

45 degree leg-sled sucks. Must have been specially constructed as an ego salver for those who don't know the difference between rolling a weight on wheels up a hill and actually picking the weight up and lifting it. Definitely does not suit all builds.

I like the 90 degree Nautilus leg press though, one leg at a time. Biomechanics much friendlier. Don't use it often, but for us tall guys who use a lot of back in our squats, its a good exercise to finish off the legs.

 

[spatts]

I agree 100%. When I did the 50 reps at 7es, it was with W6 over the Arnolds. He had the Nautilus leg press and I REALLY liked that positioning, It was like I was almost pushing straight up because my leg were forced back furthur at the hip crease. I don't leg press much anymore, but I wish our gym had that machine for those that do.

 

[b fold the truth]

Ummmm....you guys are doing leg presses???

B True