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Why is leg press frowned upon by powerlifters?
Posted on 2/19/19 at 2:42 pm
Posted on 2/19/19 at 2:42 pm
It just seems like the running joke with them is that leg press is for pussies. Is there a reason for this?
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Posted on 2/19/19 at 2:49 pm to Brazos
It's bodybuilding equipment
I bet most powerlifters frown upon any movement not involving a barbell
I bet most powerlifters frown upon any movement not involving a barbell
Posted on 2/19/19 at 3:03 pm to gizmoflak
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I bet most powerlifters frown upon any movement not involving a barbell
This.
Powerlifters can't be caught without one. They also like to tell you how many carbs they're putting down at 25% bf.
Posted on 2/19/19 at 3:16 pm to Brazos
I used them as a secondary lift to squats and front squats when I had one available, but I haven’t used one on a while.
Posted on 2/19/19 at 3:49 pm to gizmoflak
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It's bodybuilding equipment
This. Presses are for hypertophy and squats are for strength.
Posted on 2/19/19 at 4:10 pm to Brazos
Because they have no real carry over to anything in powerlifting.
Posted on 2/19/19 at 5:53 pm to Brazos
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It just seems like the running joke with them is that leg press is for pussies. Is there a reason for this?
It's super easy to cheat and ego lift. Also, you can leg press a ton and it doesn't have much carryover to actual strength in other movements or the real world without a buttload of other assistance movements.
Posted on 2/19/19 at 10:44 pm to Brazos
Pretty easy to get hurt too.
Posted on 2/20/19 at 1:09 am to Jim Rockford
Great for calf workouts though.
Posted on 2/20/19 at 9:07 am to Hu_Flung_Pu
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Great for calf workouts though
I like the hack machine for that instead
Posted on 2/20/19 at 9:33 am to Adam4848
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They also like to tell you how many carbs they're putting down at 25% bf.
Not all power lifter are fat asses
Posted on 2/20/19 at 11:10 am to StraightCashHomey21
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Not all power lifter are fat asses
True.
Posted on 2/20/19 at 12:30 pm to Hu_Flung_Pu
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Great for calf workouts though.
Are you being serious? Or is this like a....'squat rack is great for curls' kinda snide remark?
Cause I don't think I've ever in my life done a set on leg press and not super-setted it with calf raises. Am I being a douche? I love leg press calf raises....I'd hate to have to stop
Posted on 2/20/19 at 1:59 pm to StraightCashHomey21
quote:Thor, Brian Shaw, Martins Licics, Mateusz are all strongmen/powerlifters that I don't really consider fatasses...they're just built like fricking tanks
Not all power lifter are fat asses
Eddie Hall and Savickas were definitely huge though...but both of them have slimmed down a lot
Posted on 2/20/19 at 2:09 pm to Yak
Agree with all of these except Shaw.
Dude is massive, no doubt. And I surely wouldn't say it to his face, but he's about as stereotypical of a powerlifter build as it gets. He's round.
Dude is massive, no doubt. And I surely wouldn't say it to his face, but he's about as stereotypical of a powerlifter build as it gets. He's round.
Posted on 2/20/19 at 2:13 pm to Fe_Mike
quote:Yeah, I kind of threw him in there because he's just massive
Agree with all of these except Shaw.
I'm just saying that when I would think of someone being 6'8, 450 pounds, I'm thinking of someone from my 600 pound life, not Shaw
Posted on 2/20/19 at 3:02 pm to Fe_Mike
I don't know, I wouldn't go with round for Shaw. He isn't ripped, but he isn't fat, just effing big. Here he is next to Mr. Olympia Phil Heath:
Posted on 2/20/19 at 3:03 pm to Fe_Mike
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Are you being serious?
Hell yeah. Ever tried the calf workout from DC training on a leg press?
Posted on 2/20/19 at 4:04 pm to Rep520
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He isn't ripped, but he isn't fat
What do you define as fat? He has a lot of muscle for sure, but he also look like he has at least 50lbs or more of excess fat.
Posted on 2/20/19 at 4:25 pm to Huey Lewis
quote:I'm not exactly sure how I can explain it, but I'll try.
What do you define as fat? He has a lot of muscle for sure, but he also look like he has at least 50lbs or more of excess fat.
What I see as someone who's fat, I see someone who doesn't do anything except eat and sit around all day. No purpose for anything but, just, well, being fat.
With guys like Brian Shaw, I see it as a functional thing due to their careers as strongmen/powerlifters. They need that weight to push/pull/press things because it gives them an advantage. For them, it's a functional purpose, and not because it's a "hey look at me I'm a powerlifter I can eat anything I want hahah" type thing.
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