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The worse part is you're still young in the grand scheme of life and a bit of work now could save you having the live the rest of your life with knee issues which are only going to get worse as you get older, but instead you'd rather be able to one up the bigger guys on the leg press.
 
icecold said:
Same as usual?! lol So I've never helped you at all?

I'm not going to waste my time, so here are bullets:

- gloves
- you don't bench to your chest and are posting bench PBs
- weird macho attitude towards leg press weights
- added two bananas

etc.

The reason other people also point out your errors is that you are making lots of them. I have nothing to do with that.


Also, just noticed your edit. No, I am making no reference what-so-ever to the weights you are lifting.
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You havent actually qualified anything in a very long time.

Im clearly trying my best and going to the gym. Yet, you seem just to want me to fail, and then seek to redicule me when I say that I am making progress.

You have not said anything about why it is not good to not touch chest with bar during bench press. This is clearly where input is needed, instead you post quips and decend my thread in to chaos.

I see my posts have been removed from your thread.

I dont see why your garbage should not be removed from mine. :confused:

Infact I'm out. You dont provide me with ANYTHING meaningfull, so clearly no one gives a monkies so why should I bother.

Congrats mate, you just failed someone who needed the help the most.

Thumbs up!
 
mrthingyx said:
Opeth: I will say this for the last time... God love you for all that you do...

ATG on leg press, squats, whatever puts an enormous strain on your cruciate ligaments, meniscus and patellar everything.

For the sake and health of your knee DO NOT DO THIS if it's in as bad condition as you say it is. If you only want mass, then you don't need decent ROM.

This will be my last post in your thread as all I have ver anted here is to protect your from yourself. I wish you good luck with everything and only health, happiness and other stuff.
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mrthingyx is the only one that has provided me with anything meaningfull.

Thank you for your concern mate, but you dont have to worry, the legpress is perfectly fine. Infact for th last few weeks knee has been feeling a little better. I go by feel and know what I'm doing.
 
What people are fed up with (understandably) is that you talk and tall and ask for help and you're given the answers you need yet seem to do **** all about it and repeat like a broken record points that have already been answered.

It's almost as if you want people to tell you what you want to do rather than what you SHOULD be doing.

If you're not going to listen to the advice given stop asking questions and just get on with your work outs. Clearly you've made your mind up of what you want to do. No one is going to pander to you. We're all committed gym goers with decent knowledge.

Either heed the advice given or kindly bugger off.
 
I would point out that, regarding leg press, you are probably hitting it "fresh" as your main move while the "big guys" are only reaching it mid-way or on the latter end of a hard lower body workout. So, it may be unsurprising that they appear to struggle at similar weights.
 
Yeah, after doing a **** load of volume of squats, then doing 3x8 at 120kg or higher, I then move on to leg press. The short walk from squat rack to the leg press is a treacherous one, with much stumbling and asking for assistance. That feel, that hallowed feel when seating my tired glutes down upon the soft padded material of the leg press machine reminds me of what safety is. I look down at the plate loaders. Starting at 4 plates aside. I do a quick calculation in my mind, 80 on that side, 160 in total. A bit light, but I'll smash some more volume.

I take a deep breath.

I push my legs out.

I release the safety.

Yeah, though I hobble through the valley of the shadow of death; I will fear no leg press.
 
BigPecsPeter said:
I would point out that, regarding leg press, you are probably hitting it "fresh" as your main move while the "big guys" are only reaching it mid-way or on the latter end of a hard lower body workout. So, it may be unsurprising that they appear to struggle at similar weights.
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Plus they move the seat forward so they are performing a full range of motion. Only performing part of the rep (what you're doing by moving the seat backward) actually makes it a hell of a lot easier and far less effective as an exercise. That's why they move the seat and that's why they look at you like you're a ****, because you're using the equipment like a ****. How do you fail to understand the difference here opeth?!
 
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Zefan said:
Plus they move the seat forward so they are performing a full range of motion. Only performing part of the rep (what you're doing by moving the seat backward) actually makes it a hell of a lot easier and far less effective as an exercise. That's why they move the seat and that's why they look at you like you're a ****, because you're using the equipment like a ****. How do you fail to understand the difference here opeth?!
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Yep you might be right. It's just I don't se anyone training with deadstops, apart from me. Which really is the ONLY way to progress on those machines otherwise it is the pushoff thats the issue rather than the press.

And no, I train from the bottom, THEY move the seat up, not me.

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I'm going to try squats agian, but not for a while. Since I reached 120kg on the press, my legs feel better. The way I see it the more muscle I have the more natural straping I have to support my knee joint and the glide of my knee cap, which will mean the greater the possibility of me starting to squat. But I have to work them up first.

I started off very week on this machine 80-100kg was my max. Then I hit 100kg and tried to go 110kg and couldnt do a rep.

Then my freind told me to train the deadstop method and I started inserting 1.25kg plates and made my way to 110kg, slowly slowly above this its been easier to increase the weight faster as the legs have got used to the movement and I build up a little be of muscle bulk.

I need more muscle bulk to attempt squatting again. It's like natural strapping.
 
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opethdisciple said:
I need more muscle bulk to attempt squatting again. It's like natural strapping.
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