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- From: cecchinr@gehrig.cs.rpi.edu (Ron Cecchini)
- Subject: Re: Leg Press
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- Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
- References: <4fM44I200iUzM3ODkG@andrew.cmu.edu> <-yn3syl@rpi.edu> <16B61C5A2.TAC@ysub.ysu.edu>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 22:53:12 GMT
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- In article <16B61C5A2.TAC@ysub.ysu.edu> TAC@ysub.ysu.edu (Troy Allen Cross) writes:
- >In article <-yn3syl@rpi.edu>
- >cecchinr@gehrig.cs.rpi.edu (Ron Cecchini) writes:
- >
- >>
- >>As for me, I usually start off with squats using a bodybuilder's stance
- >>(i.e. feet slightly less than shoulder width, toes out slightly). My
- >>next movement is usually presses, with my feet touching and placed high up
- >>on the platform. With such a close stance, you shift much of the stress to the
- >>outer quad (vastus something-or-other). Of course, you don't have to do these
- >>this way, you have to ascess your own situation.
- >>
- >>After this, its 3 sets of hacks for the old teardrop (my seriously lagging
- >>leg part, sigh..) and then 3 sets of extensions.
- >>
- >If the teardrop is your seriously lagging leg part, why do you wait to
- >your third leg exercise to work it. Wouldn't it make more sense to work
- >it first while it is fresh? Just curious.
- >
- >Troy
-
- Occasionally, I do start off with, and go extra-heavy on, hacks. But
- in general, I'd rather not. I'd rather start off with the "compound"
- exercises (though, hacks are compound...) before I start to isolate.
-
- They're coming along though...
-
- Ron
-
-