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Leg press

Genics said:
Never leg pressed much, just squatted.

Going to start doing it to help my squat, feet high or low on the board?
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What ever feels most comfortable.

My opinion,, leg press is better than squats for quad growth. I like em.
 
Genics said:
Feet high is most comfterble and get most power, how ever the ROM isnt that great
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I do feet high because my ankle flexibility isn't good enough to have feet lower. I don't think the position is going to make a huge difference.
 
ROM shouldn't matter, used as a finisher it will fry your quads. I find high foot placement and wide causes some pretty sickening cramping when I go up to 50 reps
 
Feet high you can get greater ROM and you can push through the heels much easier and tend to work the glutes more. Feet low you target more quads bit unless you have good flex ability through the ankles can't get as much ROM
 
Your feet should be positioned on the platform, so there is no ankle movement, your knees should be at around 45 degrees.
This foot high and low thing is bull-shit "bro-science" talk.

Don't lock your knees at full extension, it's not good for your hip.
 
I thought that lower foot placement is bad for the knees? Similar to when knees travel past the toes during squats when you bend at the knees and not at the hips.
 
Silverback said:
Your feet should be positioned on the platform, so there is no ankle movement, your knees should be at around 45 degrees.
This foot high and low thing is bull-shit "bro-science" talk.

Don't lock your knees at full extension, it's not good for your hip.
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Surely to acheive 45 degrees you will need to go either high ir low depending on your size...
 
Jungman said:
I thought that lower foot placement is bad for the knees? Similar to when knees travel past the toes during squats when you bend at the knees and not at the hips.
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You place your feet on the plate wherever it allows you to keep your feet flat and without any bending at the ankle, the positioning will be different for some
 
Jungman said:
I thought that lower foot placement is bad for the knees? Similar to when knees travel past the toes during squats when you bend at the knees and not at the hips.
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Knees past toes is fine. Else I wouldnt be to back squat. :p

Tim.
 
Darkoz said:
You place your feet on the plate wherever it allows you to keep your feet flat and without any bending at the ankle, the positioning will be different for some
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Yeah

it's not a squat....

with the leg press you need to make sure you position your feet correctly for a couple of reasons.

Minimizing shearing force at the knee
Mininmizing movement around the ankle
in the "squat" position; if your feet are flat and the the ankle is not "bending" this ensures that force (resistance) is directly in-line with the leg, leg being, the "lwr leg".
Your lwr back, then is more likely to not lift out of the seat.
 
Darkoz said:
You place your feet on the plate wherever it allows you to keep your feet flat and without any bending at the ankle, the positioning will be different for some
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Slightly OTT, but I reckon this advice would also go well with those who choose to do smith machine squats. :p
 
Jungman said:
Slightly OTT, but I reckon this advice would also go well with those who choose to do smith machine squats. :p
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I like doing Ed Zercher style leg press in the smith machine. Works very well and you get some crazy looks from people
 
Jungman said:
Slightly OTT, but I reckon this advice would also go well with those who choose to do smith machine squats. :p
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Nothing wrong with Smith machine squats, I hit it, or hack squats, or leg press straight afte squats as 2nd or third exercise.
 
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