What exercises are used to determine the correct ratio of quad to ham strength?
And by this scenario I mean like if some one can deep squat 400 pounds how much should they be RDLing or Lying Leg Curling.
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11-05-2009, 03:19 PM #1
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11-05-2009, 04:57 PM #2
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Gonna tell ya right now if youre talking about using a cable leg curl machine to squat then there simply is no comparison to use. Like apples to oranges.
Best I can think of is probably leg extension to leg curl. If youre doing squat then probably the heaviest you can perform an RDL with strict form.
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11-05-2009, 05:45 PM #3
I wouldn't worry about strength ratios.
There are all types of athletes (specifically those that need high development of the lower extremities), be it sprinters, weightlifters, powerlifters, American football players, etc. that would have a different leg extension to leg flexion strength ratio, but are still succesful at their sport.
That being said make sure you develop your hamstrings and glutes adequately, as your leg extensors, from a common biomechanical aspect, tend to be overloaded in various sporting activities, when the hip extensors are not properly developed.Off-Season Log: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=120401851
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11-05-2009, 07:27 PM #4
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Most peoples quads are twice the size of their hamstrings. However, your hamstrings and glutes should definitely be equal strength in terms of overall speed and explosiveness needs in sports IMO.
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11-05-2009, 08:13 PM #8
I completely agree with your statement
When I say "I wouldn't worry about strength ratios" I say it in the context of a specific ratio for one exercise to another. (like the OPs squat to leg curl ratio)
There may be a specific ratio that is accepted in research or trials, based on a maximum isometric contraction of the leg extensors compared to a maximum isometric contraction of the hip extensors, and also the knee flexors (one must remember that the hamstrings play a role in hip extension, along with knee flexion).
However I am unaware of such a ratio, but if such a ratio exists, and you have access to the equipment needed to gauge this test, than by all means take advantage of it.Off-Season Log: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=120401851
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11-06-2009, 01:16 AM #9
You walk forward more than backwards...Quads will always dominate...Quad equals 4.
There are always more hamstring pulls than Quad pulls in explosive sports....Reason being, well its my secret, but a hint most basketball players don't get hammy pulls.....why.....because they run backwards as much as they do forward
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11-06-2009, 01:50 AM #10
quad dominant people tend to have lower back problems because where the quads origin is at the anterior of the iliac spine which will make your hips rotate forward so your back is more arched. im not sure what the ratio is but i can ask my biomechanic instructor who's been on like sports science a few times. for the last post by pitbull, bball players use their hamstrings a lot. running backwards requires hip extension which major muscles used are the hamstrings n glutes. a jump uses hamstrings and quads not as an knee extensor but a hip extensor.
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11-06-2009, 05:23 PM #11
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11-06-2009, 05:31 PM #12
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11-06-2009, 05:51 PM #13
The hamstrings have a mechanical advantage over the quadriceps.
Sports will focus on knee extension because knee extension is required to produce upward or forward motion. This doesn't mean that the muscle is stronger, it just means that it produces a desirable action. Hamstrings cannot produce these actions no matter how strong they are.
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What about deadlifts? Don't most athletes deadlift far more than they squat? (I mostly know about sprinters, I know football players don't always deadlift often?).
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This post is two things. Firstly, it's a bump from a 4 year old dead thread.
Secondly, It's perpetrating a myth that there is any such thing as the ability to accurately measure that ratio (or the requirement to care).
The reality is, every human has biomechanical differences and any attempt to quantify it is arbitrary. The best coaches fix weaknesses. Those weaknesses are identified by sporting observation. Not leg extension to leg curl ratio or similar.
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