do you guys count the platform as weight? If so how much does the platform weigh? Just curious to see what my weight is at right now.
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10-03-2003, 07:37 PM #1Registered User
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leg press ?
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10-03-2003, 07:40 PM #2Former 130 lb skinnyboy!
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When i did leg presses i never counted the platform , only the plates ..........
5'11 @ 220lbs.
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10-03-2003, 07:41 PM #3
No I never count the platform weight. It ways no more then 40-50 pounds. The weight on leg press doesn't matter just worry about squatting.
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10-03-2003, 08:11 PM #4Registered User
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Don't count the weight of the platform.
Bump on squating! I hate the leg press, I never really use it.
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10-03-2003, 10:22 PM #5Lateral Raise Promoter
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Yeah I wouldn't count it unless you really need to to boost your ego, or show off to some hotty.... hehe.
How much is a lot on Leg Press anyways? Last time I tried it I was doing over 400x10, after 3 squats and 3 deads, but thats probably pretty weak I'm sure, I've heard some crazy numbers being put up.
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10-03-2003, 10:23 PM #6Motivator
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On my leg press I defintly count the platform. As itself weights 125LBS. Some girls can't lift the platform by itself.
But like the bench.....I feel the leg press is more of an ego lifting type thing..The Iron never lies to you. You can walk outside and hear all kinds of talk, get told that you're a god or a total bastard. The Iron will always kick you the real deal. The Iron is the great reference point, the all-knowing perspective giver. Always there like a beacon in the pitch black. I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds. ~Henry Rollins
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10-03-2003, 10:40 PM #7Registered User
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Leg press is a great exercise very underrated. No where close to Squats but it is a good exercise.
720 isnt thats much and that what i am reppin when i do leg presses.
My squats arent impressive 315 for 9-11 reps.Max i have no clue never maxed on squats....No spoter
I actaully like hack squats better then leg presses
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10-03-2003, 11:00 PM #8Registered User
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One disadvantage of leg presses is that it's hard to set any standards as to what's a decent amount of weight. Different types of leg presses have different degrees of difficulty, and the effort it takes to push a given weight can vary greatly depending on the ROM used. A few months ago, I saw a man at the gym doing 990 pounds (11 plates per side) on a 45-degree press, but his ROM wasn't more than about six inches.
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10-03-2003, 11:02 PM #9Registered User
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True didnt think of that! Makes a big differnce though.
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10-04-2003, 07:55 AM #10Member
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I only use the leg press to finish, though I, too, think it's an underrated exercise. After squats and either hacks or one-leg squats on the smith, I finish off on the leg press. Like the others I think counting the platform weight is a bonus to the psych, but should be counted. The one at my gym weighs in at 105 lbs. With a weight like that you have to count it in: it pushes my working weight to around 750 x 8 and will fry my quads in the end.
However going heavy in the end at full ROM has a tendency to make you hurl."...Psssst... It's clobberin' time." -- The Thing
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10-04-2003, 10:22 AM #11Registered User
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I use leg press after squats and like it. The leg press I use is one of those 45-degree jobs with two barbells and a big ass sled. I am sure the sled by itself weighs in the 100-150lb range, however I just say what I put on the press because I am just working out with it and don't need to know the total weight.
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