Leg Press V.s Squat

[muscledog95]

Free weight squats

Ive transferred over to free weight squats finally. I love it

 

[diamonddiceclay]

if you do enough reps of leg press, you'll get plenty of benefit and the burning usually comes with it-i get it on the outside of left knee

 

[babyfaced monster]

IMO in this order squats, deadlift/rows and benchpress are all you need to build an impressive physique.

Nuff said, this was my very first routine. Some old geezer (50yr old powerlifter) told me to perform this twice a week when he knew i was first starting out. Took me to an ectomorph to a near mesomorph in a year.

 

[nikolai_bolkov]

Re: A tiny, trembling voice of dissent....

I'm only 106 lbs (also 5'2" and a chick) so I don't claim the tiniest fraction of these guys' expertise.

But, here' s my problem with squats as opposed to leg press:

1. The knee factor. You gotta treat the knees as priceless diamonds, because when they go, THEY GO! Ouch! No training for a long time!

Leg presses feel better on knees--especiall ATF, which seems almost dangerous to me.

2. Squats seem to involve more cardio. Maybe because the whole body is moving. (???) Anyway, that means my heart get "fatigued" almost before legs do. Leg presses are strictly quad and glutes. Otherwise you're lying down. Barely cardio at all.

What do you think?

1. Knees won't be a problem if you got the right form.

2. If you get fatigued from doing 2,3 sets @ 10 reps of squats, you need to work on you endurance. If you're able to run 1 mile on a track, your able to do squats.

 

[nikolai_bolkov]

Nuff said, this was my very first routine. Some old geezer (50yr old powerlifter) told me to perform this twice a week when he knew i was first starting out. Took me to an ectomorph to a near mesomorph in a year.

This is awesome. My current routine (for at least 1 yr) will only include:

Squats
Deadlifts/SL deadlifts
Bench
Pull-ups/Chin-ups
Bent-over barbell rows
Dips
Weighted crunches.

That's it. I want to see how far I can get with the hardest exercises in the gym.

 

[BodybuildingUniverse]

You will get FAR Nicholai, keep adding the weight and you will get far.

 

[sysopt]

I definately agree with Imnotdutch. There are plenty of exercises that if done improperly can cause serious injury. Take the ever so popular benchpress. There are plenty of chest, elbow, wrist, and shoulder injuries and yet it's still the most popular. I'm not saying don't bench, I'm saying bench properly. Same goes for squatting. Squat correctly or you'll pay for it.

 

[buffal2001]

This is awesome. My current routine (for at least 1 yr) will only include:

Squats
Deadlifts/SL deadlifts
Bench
Pull-ups/Chin-ups
Bent-over barbell rows
Dips
Weighted crunches.

That's it. I want to see how far I can get with the hardest exercises in the gym.

Yeah.. i was thinkin of doin a routine with the basics like Bench,dips,curls,BB rows,squats, cleans, military press,SLdeads etc.........just wonderin how are u structuring your routine?????

 

[nikolai_bolkov]

My routine looks like this:

Mon: Squats, SL Deads, Weighted crunches
Wed: Bench, Standing Barbell Shoulder presses, Dips, Barbell curls, weighted crunches
Fri: Regular Deads, Pullups, Bent over barbell rows, weighted crunches

I will have to see if I need to cut down on the ab work, as it may be too much.

All other days are rest days.

Damn, last time I did squats/SL deads, I slept 12 hours that night! (9pm to 9am)

 

[mikelong23]

There is no way to replace any exercise, especially one of importance such as squats. it builds your overall body, somthing leg presses can't do. it does not hurt to rotate it though occasionally if you get burned out with squats dont do them and instead do some leg presses and hack squats.