New Personal Best!!

[breakthrough]

I did legs yesterday. I started with squats and then went to the leg press. I started with 6 plates on each side and added 1 each set until I couldn't complete a set of 8 anymore. I ended up with 22 45lb weights (total) plus 2 5lb weights to make it an even 1000lbs. I got 6 solid reps. I was very pleased.

[zidane9979]

Ya leg press is my best exercise and I have done a lil more than that but the 1000 lb mark is a tough notch to hit, keep it up bro...

[crazedhate]

good work Break. what kind of leg press machine??
i've done 13 plates each side for 15 reps but it was on a crap Cybex (with a funky angle) leg press machine.

[breakthrough]

Originally Posted by crazedhate

good work Break. what kind of leg press machine??
i've done 13 plates each side for 15 reps but it was on a crap Cybex (with a funky angle) leg press machine.

I'm not exactly sure what the brand was. I'm going in a little while, I'll check it out. I'll have it posted by 2pm ET. It looks and feels like your standard leg press.

[breakthrough]

Originally Posted by zidane9979

Ya leg press is my best exercise and I have done a lil more than that but the 1000 lb mark is a tough notch to hit, keep it up bro...

Thanks man!

[breakthrough]

The machine was a Hammer Strength like the one in the picture....but not red.

[Gman]

Good job Break that's good weight for a tall dude!

[shotgun]

so how are your legs feeling now? is it hard to sit down and take a shit yet? then you know you hit them good

[breakthrough]

Originally Posted by shotgun

so how are your legs feeling now? is it hard to sit down and take a shit yet? then you know you hit them good

I don't get muscle soreness hardly at all when I'm on the gear bro. I could do squats until I puke and pass out and still wont get sore muscles. That's actually one of my favorite things about AAS.

[breakthrough]

Originally Posted by Gman

Good job Break that's good weight for a tall dude!

Thanks. I have always had good leg strength. Maybe that's what enables me to be a good deadlifter (not that I'm the greatest deadlifter or anything...). My legs measure 26 inches around and I have a 32 inch inseam. I think my legs are a little on the short side for my height. I have a tall torso. 26 inches doesn't seem like such a big number but they fill a pant leg pretty good.

[powerman]

Ive gone to 14 plates a side a couple times, but that was on a day i didnt squat. I always do squats, hack squats,and now just added front squats then leg presses and can go to 10 plates for 10 after all the squatting

[breakthrough]

Originally Posted by supy1962

Ive gone to 14 plates a side a couple times, but that was on a day i didnt squat. I always do squats, hack squats,and now just added front squats then leg presses and can go to 10 plates for 10 after all the squatting

Yeah this was after 4 sets of squats which ended @ 405lbs and then 5 sets of leg presses @ 8 reps each (6,7,8,9 & 10 plates). I cant do front squats or hack squats (unless it's the machine hack squats) because it feels way too unnatural. I'm not sure how far I could go if I started with leg press. Maybe next time I'll do that and only do 3-4 reps a set starting at 7 or 8 plates and see how many I could do when I get to 11 plates (each side).

[crazedhate]

Originally Posted by breakthrough

The machine was a Hammer Strength like the one in the picture....but not red.

i am jealous. i have used one of those there machines and they are nice. compared to the crap leg press machine i have had to use, i think it makes leg press harder because of angle and motion. can't even find a pic of it...

[breakthrough]

Originally Posted by crazedhate

i am jealous. i have used one of those there machines and they are nice. compared to the crap leg press machine i have had to use, i think it makes leg press harder because of angle and motion. can't even find a pic of it...

Damn, so you did 13 plates on a machine that makes it harder and you did 15 reps....I was feeling strong for a minute there too lol.

[crazedhate]

haha. i am not bragging Break.
the reps were not that deep because of my lower back problems. and i had me some knee wraps on. so in reality; i am a pus*y

[breakthrough]

Originally Posted by crazedhate

haha. i am not bragging Break.
the reps were not that deep because of my lower back problems. and i had me some knee wraps on. so in reality; i am a pus*y

Well I doubt you're a pussy but yes deep reps are much harder. My lower back gives me shit along with my knees, left wrist and right ankle. I'm coming close to touching my knees to my shoulders on these definitely going a little beyond the plane.

[powerman]

Originally Posted by breakthrough

Yeah this was after 4 sets of squats which ended @ 405lbs and then 5 sets of leg presses @ 8 reps each (6,7,8,9 & 10 plates). I cant do front squats or hack squats (unless it's the machine hack squats) because it feels way too unnatural. I'm not sure how far I could go if I started with leg press. Maybe next time I'll do that and only do 3-4 reps a set starting at 7 or 8 plates and see how many I could do when I get to 11 plates (each side).

I just started front squats and i hear ya they are gonna take some time to used to
Yeah i normally got to 550 on squats and 500 on machine hacksquts. past parallel . (Comp. depth)

[crazedhate]

Originally Posted by supy1962

I just started front squats and i hear ya they are gonna take some time to used to
Yeah i normally got to 550 on squats and 500 on machine hacksquts. past parallel . (Comp. depth)

once again, Supy is the man. strong bastard

[breakthrough]

Originally Posted by supy1962

I just started front squats and i hear ya they are gonna take some time to used to
Yeah i normally got to 550 on squats and 500 on machine hacksquts. past parallel . (Comp. depth)

I can't go much past 90 degrees at the knees cause it causes pain. If I was going to comp. depth my squats would suck.