inverted leg press

[.357shooter 1,382]

so now that i have lost the ability to do squats as my arms can not go behind my head i have been doing this for my major leg exercise.so today i had just done my heaviest of my sets when the an instructor came up and said how much weight was that?.i had just done 325kg,s and he said that was really good going and the max he knew of was 400kg,s by some big fella who was a pt.made my day anyway.told him then that this time last year i was doing 425kg,s  but with all the breaks with corvid i am a bit down on what i can do.so is this a good weight for an old man or was he just being polite ?

[low plains drifter 11,308]

I remember one day in the gym a lad was sitting on the leg press for over five minutes without doing a single rep, I was about to ask him if he was finished as I was waiting to use it, when he hauled himself to his feet and staggered towards the door, I don't know how many reps if any he managed, but the pin was in the bottom plate of the 250kg stack lol

[Astanley 11,672]

34 minutes ago, .357shooter said:

so now that i have lost the ability to do squats as my arms can not go behind my head i have been doing this for my major leg exercise.so today i had just done my heaviest of my sets when the an instructor came up and said how much weight was that?.i had just done 325kg,s and he said that was really good going and the max he knew of was 400kg,s by some big fella who was a pt.made my day anyway.told him then that this time last year i was doing 425kg,s  but with all the breaks with corvid i am a bit down on what i can do.so is this a good weight for an old man or was he just being polite ?

He was being kind mate ,that's an embarrassingly low weight .

[Greb147 6,810]

How much did you do after your warmup sets?

[TOMO 29,259]

1 hour ago, .357shooter said:

so now that i have lost the ability to do squats as my arms can not go behind my head i have been doing this for my major leg exercise.so today i had just done my heaviest of my sets when the an instructor came up and said how much weight was that?.i had just done 325kg,s and he said that was really good going and the max he knew of was 400kg,s by some big fella who was a pt.made my day anyway.told him then that this time last year i was doing 425kg,s  but with all the breaks with corvid i am a bit down on what i can do.so is this a good weight for an old man or was he just being polite ?

same ..left rotator cuff...i do front squat...safety bar squat if your gym has a one is your answer...

 

Edited December 19, 2020 by TOMO

[TOMO 29,259]

inverted leg press....do you mean a vertical leg press...or a 45% leg press??

[shaaark 11,528]

Leg press, in my case, gave me bigger and better leg developement than squats. Plus, conventional squatting is an unnatural position for the body to be in. 

 

[Ken's Deputy 4,463]

1 minute ago, shaaark said:

conventional squatting is an unnatural position for the body to be in.

 I've seen some bird, on youtube, swearing that's the right way to punch out a well baked colon loaf; Squatting on the loo seat.

[TOMO 29,259]

3 minutes ago, shaaark said:

Leg press, in my case, gave me bigger and better leg developement than squats. Plus, conventional squatting is an unnatural position for the body to be in. 

 

unnatural position...??

[TOMO 29,259]

leg press machines can vary a hell of a lot....

also foot position and depth can be masive as well.....put your feet low on the plate feet close together toes out...is far different to feet at the top of the plate and shoulder width apart

[shaaark 11,528]

16 minutes ago, TOMO said:

unnatural position...??

I mean the holding of the bar on your upper back/traps. It's not a natural position, especially won't do your lower back any favours.

[shaaark 11,528]

14 minutes ago, TOMO said:

leg press machines can vary a hell of a lot....

also foot position and depth can be masive as well.....put your feet low on the plate feet close together toes out...is far different to feet at the top of the plate and shoulder width apart

Foot placement is key.

[Greb147 6,810]

I must be the only person in the world that got elbow pain whilst getting in to position to squat. 

[shaaark 11,528]

15 minutes ago, Greb147 said:

I must be the only person in the world that got elbow pain whilst getting in to position to squat. 

No, you're not. Like I said, it's an unnatural position.

[THE STIFFMEISTER 17,526]

20 minutes ago, shaaark said:

I mean the holding of the bar on your upper back/traps. It's not a natural position, especially won't do your lower back any favours.

Not if your doing it right . 
 

I put my back out deadlifting in 2014 , have been very reluctant ever since . 
 

you’d be amazed at how many people can’t one rep 150 kg . 
 

all that leg strength must be underpinned by proper form and no ego. 
 

It was that “put on another 5kg” attitude that f****d me for a year , I still feel it now and even more with my piss tank pulling it over my hips. 
 

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