Leg Press Questions

[Sub-Zero]

I will continue to do leg press until I can get form down on squats, but I agree I need to get the form down. As far as building my traps up to get meat up there, I don't think that is a problem.

http://www.sitemason.com/files/c/cogFO0/jan2jan10.jpg

Also my lower back is very strong as well It'll take some work just being able to squat. I had a terrible knee injury and now have some dead guy's achilles tendon stuck in my knee to replace an ACL that was not there. I am still not 100% confident with my knee yet.

how the hell did ur traps get so huge in just 8 days!?

 

[roidpuple]

hello good question i just noticed the dates on that pic...wtf... ha ha 8daya??
.......i am wasting my time.......

 

[riverrock]

I have two questions about a leg press (one of those 45 degree LP machines)
1) How good of a replacement is this for a squat. Of course you are missing the stabalizers, but what else is missing from a leg press that a squat works?
The reason I'm asking is because I have great difficulty with squats, my back/shoulders do not supporta barbell very well at all. I cannot find a comfortable position with it at all.

2) Tonight on the leg press I did the max weight I could get on the thing (900 lbs + whatever the base weight of the platform is) for 12 reps. Being at a 45 degree angle what kind of weight would this translate into a squat assuming I was able to use proper form?

Nil! I'm a PowerLifter like a number of other people on this board, and the Leg Press will do nothing for your lower back, glutes, and hamstrings which are all key squatting muscles

 

[Lee]

that much progress in 8 days? i dont see how that is possible.

 

[roidpuple]

maybe a miss print on the month??

 

[cyrex]

nope not a missprint
I did shrugs that night so they were still pumped a bit and my traps have always been pronounced. I think my posture was a little different in the picture too causing them to show better. But yes that is the progress I've experienced so far. I am trying to take a picture every few days if not every day. Eventually I'm going to make an animation showing start to finish when I'm down under 15% bf.


BTW all I went ahead and did some squats on smith machine today and it really didn't feel as bad as they used to. Next week I will start doing them on a squat rack.
I was able to do 225 very comfortably so I will try to start working up on them.

I did about 1 and a half hours of cardio today after a full body weight training session.
I plan on doing 4 more days of heavy cardio this week (60 min+).

 

[bignate73]

can I ask why so much cardio? just curious...

 

[cyrex]

to lose weight fast. At this point I do not care about losing muscle with weight, but of course I am trying to keep the loss low. The extreme intense cardio is only for another 2 weeks, then I am down to 3 days a week of 30 minutes.

 

[Griz1]

I've lost about 15 lbs so far in under 2 weeks, I expect those numbers to slow down dramatically after all my water weight is gone, but i've been working my ass off like no tomorrow.

Well, if what you've done isn't bullshit (dates seem to be a bit in question). Yes you are correct the weight loss will slow down. However, keep in mind that as you body adjusts (assuming you're in this for the long term - ie. years), your weight loss will stagnate to the point of frustration many times. Other times it's gonna fall off.

If it stagnates, keep at it, it just means you have to keep at it for another month til your body kicks into weight loss mode again. You can move things faster by changing up your routine whenever you hit a plateau.

I looked like you about 3 years ago. I look a whole lot better now. The trick for me was to KEEP AT IT. Just like you have to go take a shit, or pay your bills, you have to hit the gym every fucking day. No excuses (injury and illness aside)!!! "Sorry I can't, I have to go to the gym." should become part of your standard responses.

Keep it up! Never mind how fast you're getting there. As long as you keep seeing some progress that's what's important, no matter how small it might be.

Oh yeah, if you stop, all the brothers on EF are going to come to your home and shit-kick you till you cry for mommy. So you're committed now whether you like it or not! (didn't you read the fine print when you registered?)

 

[yomama1]

If you cant squat, do leg lunges, then move onto leg press, then leg extentions and leg curls. Then finish off with your calves!