Leg Press/Squat Machine

[bwys61]

What is your favorite Leg Press or Squat Machine

[IronManlet]

Originally Posted by bwys61

What is your favorite Leg Press or Squat Machine

The Rack.

[ElementalVirago]

Squat!

[Achilles]

Rippetoe:

There is never an absolute answer to everything, except of course that you have to do your squats

[Trevor Lane]

The only thing I use a leg press machine for is calfs. I've used and would use a Hack machine on occasion.

[hugerobb]

the Smith rack only because I have 2 slipped dics. and using the rack puts too much stress on my back

[Jude]

I agree with what everyone else has posted - you must squat.
For me, when you get over 300 lbs on your back and squat up and down with it, it hurts. I feel it in my lungs, lower body, my face turns beet red, my lips turn purple, my vision gets blurry, etc. With that said I avoided squats for a year. I tried the Hammerstrength V-Squat machine and the Powertec Leverage Squat machine. I tried to convince myself I was still squatting. Yeah right.

[big_swede]

Actually i found a use for the legpress, high rep burn sets as a finisher after 1h of squats

[bwys61]

I agree with everyone. I should have been more specific. I Squat and Deadlift. This is for clients who have limitations and/or flushing.

Originally Posted by IronManlet

The Rack.

Originally Posted by ElementalVirago

Squat!

Originally Posted by Achilles

Rippetoe:

There is never an absolute answer to everything, except of course that you have to do your squats

Originally Posted by Trevor Lane

The only thing I use a leg press machine for is calfs. I've used and would use a Hack machine on occasion.

Originally Posted by hugerobb

the Smith rack only because I have 2 slipped dics. and using the rack puts too much stress on my back

Originally Posted by Jude

I agree with what everyone else has posted - you must squat.
For me, when you get over 300 lbs on your back and squat up and down with it, it hurts. I feel it in my lungs, lower body, my face turns beet red, my lips turn purple, my vision gets blurry, etc. With that said I avoided squats for a year. I tried the Hammerstrength V-Squat machine and the Powertec Leverage Squat machine. I tried to convince myself I was still squatting. Yeah right.

Originally Posted by big_swede

Actually i found a use for the legpress, high rep burn sets as a finisher after 1h of squats

[dmaipa]

Originally Posted by bwys61

I agree with everyone. I should have been more specific. I Squat and Deadlift. This is for clients who have limitations and/or flushing.

What kind of limitations exactly? I've had clients after acl rehab perform partial squats with assistance. Also if there is limitations in the back then i wouldn't put them in a squat machine where the weight is putting pressure on the spinal cord.