Leg press vs leg press: the leg pressening
jemhh
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I've never used a leg press machine and never really paid much attention to it either. However, I just noticed that there are 4 different leg presses at my gym. One has you sitting more upright and is loaded with plates. One is sitting up and cable-based. One has you kind of lying on your back at an angle and has plates. The last has you on your back at an angle but uses cables.
Don't these all work the same muscles? Is there a reason to choose one over the other or is it personal preference?
Don't these all work the same muscles? Is there a reason to choose one over the other or is it personal preference?
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Thank you. I don't know. In.
I get the hack squat. But I don't understand the difference between the "squat press" and the "leg press".
I don't know about your machines with cables, I have never seen them. Unless you mean the standard circuit/weight machines.0 -
arditarose wrote: »Thank you. I don't know. In.
I get the hack squat. But I don't understand the difference between the "squat press" and the "leg press".
I don't know about your machines with cables, I have never seen them. Unless you mean the standard circuit/weight machines.
I'll try to take a picture of them. I had been to the gym in awhile, walked in, and found that the cable machines had been added.
I forgot about the hack squat machine. That's another one that seems to be working the same muscles.0 -
arditarose wrote: »Thank you. I don't know. In.
I get the hack squat. But I don't understand the difference between the "squat press" and the "leg press".
I don't know about your machines with cables, I have never seen them. Unless you mean the standard circuit/weight machines.
I'll try to take a picture of them. I had been to the gym in awhile, walked in, and found that the cable machines had been added.
I forgot about the hack squat machine. That's another one that seems to be working the same muscles.
Oh so the standing one you are talking about wasn't the hack squat. I know what you're talking about now though.
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arditarose wrote: »arditarose wrote: »Thank you. I don't know. In.
I get the hack squat. But I don't understand the difference between the "squat press" and the "leg press".
I don't know about your machines with cables, I have never seen them. Unless you mean the standard circuit/weight machines.
I'll try to take a picture of them. I had been to the gym in awhile, walked in, and found that the cable machines had been added.
I forgot about the hack squat machine. That's another one that seems to be working the same muscles.
Oh so the standing one you are talking about wasn't the hack squat. I know what you're talking about now though.
It would be like a decline hack squat, I guess you could say.0 -
I sometimes jump on the squat press if the leg press is taken and worry that it's...not good enough. The leg presses have me stressed. Okay sorry I'll wait for someone to answer you now lol.0
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Well I feel the same muscles working. It just feels different on a cable machines where you push weights + your own weight and with a leg press like I have on my pic your upper body don't move, only legs bent.0
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@DavPul teach us0
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arditarose wrote: »I sometimes jump on the squat press if the leg press is taken and worry that it's...not good enough. The leg presses have me stressed. Okay sorry I'll wait for someone to answer you now lol.
Do you use the same weight on the squat press and leg press?0 -
arditarose wrote: »I sometimes jump on the squat press if the leg press is taken and worry that it's...not good enough. The leg presses have me stressed. Okay sorry I'll wait for someone to answer you now lol.
Do you use the same weight on the squat press and leg press?
I could, yeah
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What do you guys mean by squat press and leg press? When I googled these terms I got pretty much the same results0
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19gabriela01 wrote: »What do you guys mean by squat press and leg press? When I googled these terms I got pretty much the same results
The are different. The angle is different and you are able to load a lot more plates on the leg press
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19gabriela01 wrote: »Which one is which?
^^^^ isn't this squat press?
Not the squat press I'm thinking of. The one I'm thinking of looks just like the leg press but different....Helpful I know
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arditarose wrote: »19gabriela01 wrote: »Which one is which?
^^^^ isn't this squat press?
Not the squat press I'm thinking of. The one I'm thinking of looks just like the leg press but different....Helpful I know
AFAIK, that's a hack squat.0 -
I've never used a leg press machine and never really paid much attention to it either. However, I just noticed that there are 4 different leg presses at my gym. One has you sitting more upright and is loaded with plates. One is sitting up and cable-based. One has you kind of lying on your back at an angle and has plates. The last has you on your back at an angle but uses cables.
Don't these all work the same muscles? Is there a reason to choose one over the other or is it personal preference?
Is the bolded one this plate loaded machine by Technogym?
http://www.technogym.com/gb/leg-press-purestrength-9.html
I like it as there's no vertical spinal compression (lumbar disc issues) and also a really good ROM.0 -
19gabriela01 wrote: »Which one is which?
^^^^ isn't this squat press?
That's called a hack squat machine0 -
Plate Leg press
Cable leg press
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For whatever reason (and keep in mind it might be wrong) I've always referred to the above machine as the 'hip sled'. The 'leg press' is on the universal, in an upright seated position.
ETA: You do leg presses on both, so... that doesn't help I guess.0 -
It's a matter of personal preference IMO, for me I feel like the cable machine does nothing... however the plate loaded leg press is crazy hard and you can load that SOB with a ton of weight! You get more out of the plate loaded machine... as for the difference you can obviously see they have different angles however work similar muscles, like an inclined verses flat bench. - that's my opinion.... I could be mistaken0
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I've never used a leg press machine and never really paid much attention to it either. However, I just noticed that there are 4 different leg presses at my gym. One has you sitting more upright and is loaded with plates. One is sitting up and cable-based. One has you kind of lying on your back at an angle and has plates. The last has you on your back at an angle but uses cables.
Don't these all work the same muscles? Is there a reason to choose one over the other or is it personal preference?
Is the bolded one this plate loaded machine by Technogym?
http://www.technogym.com/gb/leg-press-purestrength-9.html
I like it as there's no vertical spinal compression (lumbar disc issues) and also a really good ROM.
Yes it's similar to that. Different brand, I'm guessing though. That one reminds me of Tonka trucks (color-wise) but it is the "lying back at an angle" kind.0 -
Tedebearduff wrote: »It's a matter of personal preference IMO, for me I feel like the cable machine does nothing... however the plate loaded leg press is crazy hard and you can load that SOB with a ton of weight! You get more out of the plate loaded machine... as for the difference you can obviously see they have different angles however work similar muscles, like an inclined verses flat bench. - that's my opinion.... I could be mistaken
So, assuming you are lying/seated at the same angle, the difference between the cable and plate types is just the amount of weight that you can use on them? Interesting.0 -
they will target all the BIG muscles in the same manner- but honestly the actual nit picky of them is like the difference of doing preacher curls and hammer curls.
Technically its' still a bicep curl- you're just tweaking it to get MOAR curl out of your curl- same here.
Also- plates and cables have a different fell in the work load- cables you get more resistence all the way through verses the press/release of a plated slider machine- the difference isn't HUGE but it is there.0 -
I was just about to say, but someone already did, that the lying down one is much easier on the rest of the body. I have to be careful of my back.0
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they will target all the BIG muscles in the same manner- but honestly the actual nit picky of them is like the difference of doing preacher curls and hammer curls.
Technically its' still a bicep curl- you're just tweaking it to get MOAR curl out of your curl- same here.
Also- plates and cables have a different fell in the work load- cables you get more resistence all the way through verses the press/release of a plated slider machine- the difference isn't HUGE but it is there.
Agree with this description. Cable seems to keep more constant tension. Plates seem to have a bit more inertia, and in turn, also can get some momentum going behind them if you like explosive work. Guess it's preference on "feel". The plate sleds you can definitely load up with more weight, however.0 -
Don't these all work the same muscles? Is there a reason to choose one over the other or is it personal preference?
It really depends on the machine. Most of them will have you begin from a very hips flexed position and finish with knees fully extended but hips still flexed to some degree (minimal glute activation). If you want to leg press then you probably want the one that allows for the most hip extension unless you're really just trying to work on your quads.0 -
Tedebearduff wrote: »19gabriela01 wrote: »Which one is which?
^^^^ isn't this squat press?
That's called a hack squat machine
Technically, I believe that is a Hammer Strength V-Squat.
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Hammer Strength V press. Simulates a squat with less need for balance.19gabriela01 wrote: »Which one is which?
^^^^ isn't this squat press?
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A hack squat machine is usually inclined differently.Tedebearduff wrote: »19gabriela01 wrote: »Which one is which?
^^^^ isn't this squat press?
That's called a hack squat machine
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Pulleys on cable machines reduce resistance from actual weight indicated on the plate. On a leg press sled, it's DEAD WEIGHT you're pushing. For many it's going to be a matter of preference. Also, most machine leg presses have you starting at the "bottom" of a leg press and it may be quite hard to start if the resistance is high. Leg presses on sleds usually have you start at the "top" position and you lower to the "bottom" position.Tedebearduff wrote: »It's a matter of personal preference IMO, for me I feel like the cable machine does nothing... however the plate loaded leg press is crazy hard and you can load that SOB with a ton of weight! You get more out of the plate loaded machine... as for the difference you can obviously see they have different angles however work similar muscles, like an inclined verses flat bench. - that's my opinion.... I could be mistaken
So, assuming you are lying/seated at the same angle, the difference between the cable and plate types is just the amount of weight that you can use on them? Interesting.
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