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Does anyone do leg presses on a regular basis? I'm going to add them to my routine, either after doing squats of deadlifts. I know that leg presses are no substitute for squats but I guess it can't hurt to start doing them. I tried some the other day and it seems like an auxiliary exercise with some benfits.
Don't waste your time. The leg press is still taxing, but 100% inferior to Squats.
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Originally Posted by wheelz
Leg press is a compound exercise. You can severely pound the snot out of yourself if you do them properly. Squats and Dead lifts don't necessarily have to by the holy grail of body building. There are many strong as an ox individuals out there who never do squats or dead lifts. Saying leg presses are an isolation exercise is like saying bench presses, cable rows and chin ups are isolation exercises. There are no weight lifting exercises that do not have any benefit, not one.
You aren't strong unless you can lift heavy free weights. Machines just don't count.
What a stupid statement. Go pick things up and put them down.
He does have a point though. People who primarily do leg presses would have an extremely hard time doing heavy squats. On the other hand, people who do heavy squats have an easy time on the leg press. I was doing reps at 820 lbs on the leg press today despite the fact that I've only done them a couple of times now.
He does have a point though. People who primarily do leg presses would have an extremely hard time doing heavy squats. On the other hand, people who do heavy squats have an easy time on the leg press. I was doing reps at 820 lbs on the leg press today despite the fact that I've only done them a couple of times now.
I agree, but not everybody (me included) can do squats heavy enough to be a challenge without hurting myself. I'm 60 years old and my core muscles aren't that strong, although my legs are. Someone might say to strengthen the core but there have to be safer ways to do that than heavy squats.
I agree, but not everybody (me included) can do squats heavy enough to be a challenge without hurting myself. I'm 60 years old and my core muscles aren't that strong, although my legs are. Someone might say to strengthen the core but there have to be safer ways to do that than heavy squats.
Why is it a choice between doing squats heavy enough to hurt you or not doing squats?
I've had to back off the weight drastically in order to do squats because of a torn meniscus. I have trouble bending my right knee, so I've decided to drop the weight and focus on going as low as I can. BTW, I am also 60.
Why is it a choice between doing squats heavy enough to hurt you or not doing squats?
I've had to back off the weight drastically in order to do squats because of a torn meniscus. I have trouble bending my right knee, so I've decided to drop the weight and focus on going as low as I can. BTW, I am also 60.
Because there are only so many hours in a day… I'd rather do leg presses.
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