Smith Machine leg press

jlclabo
jlclabo Posts: 588 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
my gym doesnt have a good leg press machine or even a hack squat machine, so i have been doing these as my 2nd or 3rd movement to my squats on leg days. i alternate it in rotation with stiff legged deadlifts. really im just curious to see if anyone has been doing them for a extended period of time, and do you like them, or not. i personally like the movement and with it being a full verticle press it really makes my quads do some serious work. currently im using it as a heavy, but high rep movement. 430-520lbs 3-5 sets 10-12 reps. when i change my routine to a higher weight, lower reps routine after the first of the year ill probably make it my constant #2 and shoot for 600-700 for 3-5 reps.

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  • FrnkLft
    FrnkLft Posts: 1,821 Member
    WTF dude, you have a 600+ squat?!!? What can you do with a free bar?
  • jlclabo
    jlclabo Posts: 588 Member
    not any more. in high school yes, 655 to be exact, but i am talking about leg press using the smith machine. some call it a guillotine leg press.

    as for my current squat i have no clue what my 1RM is at. i do 315-365 for sets of 6-10 depending on the weight. im guessing very low 400 range is where im at and that is on free bar in the power rack
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    I don't do them- for various reason- one of which being when i see women doing I have random thoughts that aren't all nice.. .and there fore I refuse to become one of those women.

    BUT I have heard- they are excellent at hitting a spot on the bottom of the glute. I don't know about long term use- but yes- I have heard they are good.
  • jlclabo
    jlclabo Posts: 588 Member
    yeah, they do leave you quite "exposed" and show off the junk, lol.... but the quad activation is unreal. yes, glutes and hams come alive too due to how deep you can go with the weight.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    yeah, they do leave you quite "exposed" and show off the junk, lol.... but the quad activation is unreal. yes, glutes and hams come alive too due to how deep you can go with the weight.

    yeah deep is the correct word... I just wasn't going to be the one to say it LMAO
  • FrnkLft
    FrnkLft Posts: 1,821 Member
    Yeah, uh... what are we talking about here?
  • jlclabo
    jlclabo Posts: 588 Member
    Yeah, uh... what are we talking about here?
    ummm... not sure.. my train of though derailed after thinking about JoRockas last post!!!
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    Yeah, uh... what are we talking about here?

    taken the weight deep with your legs up....

    that's what.

    now boys! stop being dirty- it's just an upside down squat! I don't know (innocent eyes) WHAT you were possibly thinking!
  • jlclabo
    jlclabo Posts: 588 Member
    Yeah, uh... what are we talking about here?

    taken the weight deep with your legs up....

    that's what.

    now boys! stop being dirty- it's just an upside down squat! I don't know (innocent eyes) WHAT you were possibly thinking!

    ohhh we all know exactly why women bat there eyes in that "innocent" way.... its to try and shoo the flies away from the bullsh*t that is flowing from their mouths, lmao!!!!!!! By the way that is a joke, lol ... just for those hippie mother f*ckers out there... lol
  • FrnkLft
    FrnkLft Posts: 1,821 Member
    Rofl, I'm too confused to put into words exactly what I'm thinking...

    You're upside down pushing the bar with your feet on a smith machine?
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    Rofl, I'm too confused to put into words exactly what I'm thinking...

    You're upside down pushing the bar with your feet on a smith machine?

    yeah on your back.

    *kitten* out-- there is a super bad *kitten* picture of a guy doing it with a bar bell- the smith machine is yet again a cheater way to do it- but most people don't have lifting shoes with a proper heel- that and it's probably scary as frack to have a freestanding bar bell over your head.
  • jlclabo
    jlclabo Posts: 588 Member
    Rofl, I'm too confused to put into words exactly what I'm thinking...

    You're upside down pushing the bar with your feet on a smith machine?

    yes, exactly. its actually very easy to do and very effective as a 2nd or 3rd movement. i set the safeties to where it will catch it if i was to lose the weight. push up with your heels and pivot your foot to release the bar locks. tons of videos on youtube to demostrate the movement.
  • jlclabo
    jlclabo Posts: 588 Member
    Rofl, I'm too confused to put into words exactly what I'm thinking...

    You're upside down pushing the bar with your feet on a smith machine?

    yeah on your back.

    *kitten* out-- there is a super bad *kitten* picture of a guy doing it with a bar bell- the smith machine is yet again a cheater way to do it- but most people don't have lifting shoes with a proper heel- that and it's probably scary as frack to have a freestanding bar bell over your head.

    yeah... ill cheat vs snapping my *kitten* all up, lol
  • FrnkLft
    FrnkLft Posts: 1,821 Member
    Damn... ok now ask me what I'm thinking lol
  • jlclabo
    jlclabo Posts: 588 Member
    Damn... ok now ask me what I'm thinking lol

    hahahaha.... ill be the curious one, lmao!!!
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    and the rest of MFP is like....

    dafuk???


    no I agree- free BB is WAY more risky than smith. LOL do it with the smith. But it's still way more badazz without it.

    I'm to vain to do either- so there you go. LMAO

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