Let's leave the "you don't need to train to failure" argument aside.
Does anyone have any tips on doing this?
The suicide stopper is about 6 inches too low at the highest setting. the swing arm catches might work but it would take some quick hands and coordination to do. Is that the only way? Or has anyone tried stacking something on top of the stopper?
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06-09-2008, 05:46 PM #1
"Safely" going to failure w/o spotter on leg press
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Usually, you shouldn't need a spotter on the leg press. Don't try experimenting with your own engineering techniques (i.e adding something on top of the spotter), it'll only increase the chance of injury.
Bodybuilding is 60% training and 50% diet. Yes that adds up to 110%, because that's what you should be giving it. Change the inside, and the physique will follow.
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06-11-2008, 09:29 AM #10
... the end.
being tall or having long legs does not make squatting ineffective. you may have longer distance to travel, so that may make it more difficult. but if its not effective then you are probably performing the movement incorrectly.
btw, in a leg press, you still have the same femur, so why would it be any better than squats?
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I would say that first you must be 110% "in tune" with your body before attempting reps to concentric muscular failure without a spotter. And not to mention the mind/muscle connection. This is hard to explain through writing, but through experience you will be able to gauge your next rep based on the previous. In other words, if it takes several seconds to slowly struggle a weight up, then that's failure and there is no need to continue with a next rep.Last edited by tmac4919; 06-12-2008 at 06:42 AM.
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06-12-2008, 07:17 AM #14
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I will say, working out alone (after using partners for awhile) kind of made me learn my body quickly. Since i always trained to failure with them, then they bailed on me, I still wanted to go to failure. It is easy for me to tell if I'll be able to get another rep up or not.
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I can't blame you, there is the occassion where I'm feeling pretty good, kind of struggled with the last rep but I'm like "Oh I can get one more" and I hit my sticking point and am like "Oh crap.....not what I had planned" then I have to try to muscle the weight up to the lowest hook on the bench and slide out from under the bar.
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