notAlright, today I was weighlifting and the strangest things were happening. Well, for one I was getting "suggestions" and "tips" from others, and one was even corrected by his coach and told that he was doing it wrong. But here is my thing...I was on the leg extension machine, I put on the usual 100 pounds, and began. First, this guy on the machine next to me first told me to go slower....so okay I was going slower...then he "suggested" to take off some weight to allow me to go slower and extend my leg all the way up. So here I am at 75 lbs...doing just fine, and he gets up and takes off another 25 pounds and keeps telling me to extend my legs higher, and finally I was just like..."dude this is as far as I can go!" and he finally went back and did leg curls. So alright, back when he told me to extend my leg completely, he informed me that this exercise "tones" your muscles...apparently it doesn't build any but it just "tones". So I bit my tongue with that hollow thought of his and just went on nodding my head at what he said. So here is my question...do leg extensions JUST tone muscle or what, because I know damn well that there are few exercises that just "tone" muscles. So I am expecting to hear a lot of big NO's to this one. I just had to tell you guys because...well it kinda pissed me off lol. Thanks guys!
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04-12-2005, 05:28 PM #1Lover of Pain
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Leg extensions...and stupid "suggestions"
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04-12-2005, 05:29 PM #2Registered User
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nope no such thing as toning
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04-12-2005, 05:34 PM #31 rep more then others
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agreed the guy was a dumbass. If it is enough force it will break down the muscle tissueOriginally Posted by tops2heavy6'0"
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04-12-2005, 05:35 PM #4Registered User
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No they can build strength and mass.
Although I dont know how you were doing them exactly, it is better to extend the legs fully and squeeze for a second.
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04-13-2005, 12:28 PM #5Feed me!!
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What he should have said was "you should be over there on the rack doing squats"
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04-13-2005, 12:39 PM #6master of my domain
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agreedOriginally Posted by BoxSquatWhat he should have said was "you should be over there on the rack doing squats"
seriously though, there's no such thing as "toning"; and do yourself a favor and get an mp3 player and listen to music during your workout so dumb ****s don't keep interrupting you (it doesnt stop all of them, but it will stop most of them.)i represent angry, gun-toting, meat-eating ****ing people!
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04-13-2005, 01:53 PM #7
I like this idea (hopefully the guy doesn't start criticizing your MP3 player)...Originally Posted by tbombagreed
seriously though, there's no such thing as "toning"; and do yourself a favor and get an mp3 player and listen to music during your workout so dumb ****s don't keep interrupting you (it doesnt stop all of them, but it will stop most of them.)
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04-13-2005, 03:23 PM #8Registered User
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With leg extensions you can squeeze the muscle at the top and really focus on the negative. Static holds are good too.
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