Squat compared to leg press?

[dood]

How much can you squat and leg press? I just want to see the weight difference between the two?

 

[louden_swain]

I can leg press about 100 to 120 percent more weight on the leg press.

squats = dead weight

leg presses = assisted gravity with rails or tracks

 

[dood]

Can everyone basically leg press double what they squat?

 

[Exodus]

Can everyone basically leg press double what they squat?

pretty much but usally more.

i can 1 rep squat about 455-500lbs and that is the strongest i have ever been. 2 years ago i was donig 800lbs on leg press for sets of 12-15. so i can only imagine what i could do now for a 1 rep max.

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[spatts]

There is no carry over from leg press to squat.

I leg press 9 plates each side...I only squat 415 with equipment.

 

[revexrevex]

There is no carry over from leg press to squat.

I leg press 9 plates each side...I only squat 415 with equipment.

you mean there is no carry over to POWERLIFTING squat

 

[dood]

Thanks alot.

 

[spatts]

There's only one safe squat.

...and the leg press doesn't carry over to it.

Why would you want a move to help you do more weight with shitty form on a squat?

 

[revexrevex]

so narrow stance squat is not safe?

 

[revexrevex]

O I am not arguing.... im just asking for her opinion, Westside says that you can work related muscles to enhance some specific lift.... like doing box squats to train muscles involved in the deadlift... so why not train quads using leg press so that it carries over to front/olympic squat. I never even used leg press, but in theory why can't you do that