I was on the flex board today, one member show me this article about leg presses, the author said is common for ppl leg press 1000lbs and to really grow ur legs u must leg press 3000lbs. Frankly this article really makes me feel weak and small, so I wonder whether any of you can acutally do it.
Here is the article
http://www.askmen.com/sports/bodybui...tness_tip.html
And I believe the guy that wrote this is also BB.com writer
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Thread: Can u guys leg press 3000 lbs
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08-12-2003, 02:07 AM #1Member
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Can u guys leg press 3000 lbs
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08-12-2003, 03:27 AM #2Banned
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You dont have to leg press 3000lbs. You just do what sheavy for you.
No i dont lift that much... I lift more LOL.
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08-12-2003, 03:53 AM #3
These are partial reps, with the safety locks on at all times
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08-12-2003, 07:44 AM #4Registered User
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offcouse i can, with one leg if i have to
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08-12-2003, 07:54 AM #5Registered User
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It makes me laugh how people gauge how strong they are with a machine because there are other mecanics involve than your body. When someone say "hey I can leg press X"! I say how much can you squat to 90 degree?
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08-12-2003, 08:41 AM #6Train smarter not harder
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isn't that the one where he talks about squatting < leg press for leg development, lol
Booo
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08-12-2003, 08:52 AM #7Heartagram
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LOL, the only way you can get big legs is to leg press 1.5 tons.
I'm back. For good.
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08-12-2003, 08:56 AM #8Banned
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3000lbs is 67 45lb plates (3015lb)
I don't think my gym even has that many plates lol!
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08-12-2003, 01:10 PM #9Feed me!!
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There's enough guys who leg press more weight than me (as i never do them) but can't come even close to my squat, in fact they can't even do a proper legal depth squat
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08-12-2003, 01:15 PM #10Message Board King
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though no one can do 3000 pounds with a full range of motion
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08-12-2003, 01:36 PM #11Train smarter not harder
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Originally posted by holyshinto63
though no one can do 3000 pounds with a full range of motion
pfffft, i use 7,500
Booo
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08-12-2003, 01:37 PM #12Banned
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Only!Originally posted by amusclehead
pfffft, i use 7,500
SISSY!
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08-12-2003, 01:37 PM #13Registered User
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On our machine it would be:
Bar+29 100lb plates+2 25lb+2 2.5lb
We definitely don't have 29 100lb plates although we do have 4 I think.
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08-12-2003, 05:39 PM #14Lateral Raise Promoter
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Markus Ruhl can Leg Press 2750 pounds for 3 reps, and thats after a like 4-5 sets or something. So yes its possible.
As for having to Leg Press over 3000 pounds to have big legs, well thats just ridiculous. Not everyone is that strong, in fact, 99.9 percent of the population isn't that strong. Just keep lifting what is heavy for you, and you shouldn't have any problem seeing growth.
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08-12-2003, 06:07 PM #15Registered User
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He doesn't claim to use anything close to a full range of motion.Originally posted by RippedGuitarist
Markus Ruhl can Leg Press 2750 pounds for 3 reps, and thats after a like 4-5 sets or something. So yes its possible.
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08-12-2003, 06:13 PM #16God is Greater
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just to put things in perspective, THIS is 3000 pounds
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08-12-2003, 06:25 PM #17Banned
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Dood those kids from the teen bb section would put up at least 3000lb presses.
I have seen 10 plates on each side of a machine and a 200lb kid sitting on top with a 300lb guy pressing it 12-15x not to much of a problem. That is 1100lb..oh and he went down far, not these half presses with locks
You need three spotters for something like this..and i'm not talking about anyone under 225lbs...the whole gym stopped to watch this stuff. He wanted to add more weights but the machine only held 900lb and he didn't want it to break.
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08-12-2003, 06:35 PM #18Message Board King
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a 1900 pound difference is a big deal...just because some teen you know can do 1100 doesn't mean an adult can do 3000...some 17-18 year olds can squat 300 pounds...does that mean an adult should be able to do like 1300 pounds...no. You can't compare a ratio between how much a teen can do and how much an adult could do.
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08-12-2003, 06:50 PM #19Train smarter not harder
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he's making fun of the teen section- how everybody there can out-bench/squat/deadlift the world recordsOriginally posted by holyshinto63
a 1900 pound difference is a big deal...just because some teen you know can do 1100 doesn't mean an adult can do 3000...some 17-18 year olds can squat 300 pounds...does that mean an adult should be able to do like 1300 pounds...no. You can't compare a ratio between how much a teen can do and how much an adult could do.Booo
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08-12-2003, 06:51 PM #20Message Board King
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oh sorry about that.
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08-12-2003, 11:20 PM #21Lateral Raise Promoter
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Does he claim to NOT use full ROM?Originally posted by PROSA
He doesn't claim to use anything close to a full range of motion.
Also Heiko Kallback says he uses 2,200 pounds for 8 reps on the Leg Press in the off season.
I've seen pictures of Cormier, with a Leg Press loaded completely with 45's, and a bunch of 100's on top, the leg press seemed to hold a few more plates on each side than normal ones too. And he was using full ROM in the picture.
Gunter says he uses like 1700 pounds.
Its much much easier to Leg Press than it is to Squat. Your not even Pressing directly against gravity, its at a 45 degree angle. Your bodyweight is completely removed from the lift, and there's no balancing, or any other muscles involved in your upper body.Last edited by RippedGuitarist; 08-12-2003 at 11:55 PM.
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08-13-2003, 02:13 AM #22Message Board King
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no one has done 3000 pounds with a full ROM, but i read somewhere about the 2200 for 8 reps.
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08-13-2003, 02:29 AM #23Registered User
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Fixing that much weight on the leg press machine would be my workout for the day. I would have to come in the next day to do the leg press.
Then I would realise it is too heavy and start stripping the weights down. That would be my workout for that day.
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08-13-2003, 03:17 AM #24Registered User
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Originally posted by SYRIANKID
just to put things in perspective, THIS is 3000 pounds
http://www.cathouse-fcc.org/images/s...01/giraffe.jpg
wanna bet i can squat that
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08-13-2003, 04:57 AM #25
I just read the article at the top, what a load of total bollocks!
Leg presses are a better all round exercise than squats LOL!
you are less likely to injure yourself with partials!! what a load of ****in **** man, if you do partials you have to use more weight therefore increase the risk of injury, and no you don't grow just aswell as if you did full range. Who are these twats that write this bull****. ooh the pain of this heavy bar on my shoulders, I think I might cry.
I feel soooo much better now I've written that.
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08-13-2003, 05:31 AM #26Terror of Tiny Town
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I think this says it all........
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In fact....send him an email and tell him what you think.
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You need three spotters for something like this..and i'm not talking about anyone under 225lbs...the whole gym stopped to watch this stuff. He wanted to add more weights but the machine only held 900lb and he didn't want it to break.
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