What is better for building the quads, Hack squat or leg press of should I just do both? Also for hack squats shuld I use a machine or use the bb? And tips on how to improve my leg work out?
My Leg Work out right now:
Squats(3x8)
Hack Squats(3x8)
Leg Extensions(3x8)
Stiff Legged Deadlifts(3x8)
Leg Curls(3x8)
Standing Calf Raises(3x20)
Seated Calf Raises(3x20)
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Thread: Hack Squat vs Leg Press
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07-31-2003, 11:33 PM #1
Hack Squat vs Leg Press
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07-31-2003, 11:44 PM #2
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07-31-2003, 11:45 PM #3
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08-01-2003, 11:35 AM #4
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08-01-2003, 12:25 PM #5
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Originally posted by timbo81
I prefer leg press cause I can focus more on overloading it than focusing on my form when I do squats.
Ove the years I have met many people who have never developed great legs because they struggled so much with form on the squat. Barring the Olympic lifts, squating is the most technical lift around, and many people struggle with their form and never really get to a point were they are hitting the legs hard.
My suggestion is to train both the squat and leg press. Eventually you will get to a point were you can train with the squat and hit your legs as hard as with the leg press, but until then do both. Use the squat for overall development, and to train your form, and use the leg press for quad size.
Although I do squat, I attribute much of my leg development to heavy, heavy leg presses."Pain is a state of MIND -
- Mass is a state of BEING"
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08-01-2003, 12:29 PM #6
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08-01-2003, 01:03 PM #7
i squat, then do supersets of leg ext. followed by leg presses, with my feet together and slightly lower than normal to involve less glute help and stress my quads
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08-01-2003, 07:46 PM #8
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08-02-2003, 05:30 AM #9
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Legs
Tips I have on improving your leg routine:
Alternate between squats, leg presses and hack squats( on a machine). Do 2 of the 3 each work out, switching the exercises and the order. This variety will keep the body from adapting to one routine plus will be more mentally stimulating for you. One caution: I find hacks first to be tough on the knees, so warm up first with leg extensions and take it very easy on the first set of hacks if you do these first.
Switch up on rep schemes, again to fight the adaption factor. 20 rep squats can really put in the burn and if you doing enough weight that the last 3-4 reps are challenging, these can help put on size too. I alternate between 15 reps, 12 reps and 10, with 20s thrown in occasionally. My legs are big enough, so 6-8 heavy reps are counterproductive for me.
Front squats don't build. They refine what you have. They're fine if you already have good development.
Note on the leg press. Go heavy, but make sure you are doing full range presses. Too many guys in my gym load up 8, 10, 15 plates on each side and then do reps that are so short they look like calf raises."People listen to rich folks. People they pray for poor folks"- John Thompson, long time head basketball coach at Georgetown University.
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08-03-2003, 11:10 AM #10
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08-03-2003, 11:32 AM #11
Re: Legs
Originally posted by egoatdoor
Tips I have on improving your leg routine:
Alternate between squats, leg presses and hack squats( on a machine). Do 2 of the 3 each work out, switching the exercises and the order. This variety will keep the body from adapting to one routine plus will be more mentally stimulating for you. One caution: I find hacks first to be tough on the knees, so warm up first with leg extensions and take it very easy on the first set of hacks if you do these first.
Front squats don't build. They refine what you have. They're fine if you already have good development.
also, i too am curious about 'front squats don't build'. i've been front squatting for over a year now and definately feel that 'they build' and are a good addition to regular squattingBooo
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