Whats the thoughts on the good old 45° Leg Press. I know some people use them to great effect, especially taller people and people who have troubles with knees etc, but I have developed what I feel is almost a hate for it. I reckon I get more out of my quads doing 20kg Bulgarian Split Squats than I do Leg Pressing 160kg. Its a machine I struggle to connect with, will be dropping it in favour of higher volume on Hack Squat , at least until hand heals enough to use a Barbell and Dumbells. Out of curiosity, how many others feel a bit the same about it ?
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I don't think your alone on this one. I personally never really “feel” the 45degree leg press. If the Bulgarians and hack squats give you better quad connection and stimulus, sticking with those makes sense to me. End of the day the best movement is the one you can load, control and actually feel working.
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Cables will always feel a bit different on drag and incline curls, but if your elbows are staying back and you’re keeping tension the whole way, the biceps are still getting the job done. Same with the French press.
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That's nice bro, enjoy it!
Training has been for the last 4 mornings gas been identical, not really counting reps, just moving until I can't, having fun curling BBQ gas bottles and squatting into calf raising an empty g size LPG bottle. Bit of a " bush training regiment "
-Pushups ( chest ) - 2 sets to failure
-Wall Squats - 2 sets to failure
-Tricep Dips - 2 sets to failure
-Squats / Calf Raises - 2 sets to failure (Empty G size LPG gas bottle )
-Diamond Pushups- 2 sets to failure
-Bicep Curls - 2 sets to failure ( 9kg bbq gas bottle)
-Pushups ( chest ) - 2 sets to failure
-Wall Squats - 2 sets to failure
-Tricep Dips - 2 sets to failure
-Squats / Calf Raises - 2 sets to failure (Empty G size LPG gas bottle )
-Diamond Pushups- 2 sets to failure
-Bicep Curls - 2 sets to failure ( 9kg bbq gas bottle)
Cheers mate was great, kids had a blast fishing and being out and about
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Love it.
Training this morning :
Shoulder Press - 3 sets [email protected] db
Reverse Flyes - 3 sets 15@40kg mac
Lateral Raises - 3 sets [email protected] db
Barbell Shrugs - 3 sets 15@50kg bb
Had appointment with Dr last yesterday arvo, hand is looking like it's healed pretty well, I asked if I could do some Dumbell and Barbell work as opposed to machines and cables, he wasn't 100% on board by his facial expression, but seeming though he advocated against training at all and its healed up pretty solid, I think he yielded a bit with " as long as you don't go stupid with it , it should be ok " , so today was the first day I've trained with any free weights for 7 weeks or so. A week or 2 earlier than I had expected, so I'm pretty chuffed. Did look after it though and didnt do anything beyond what I have been lately, just with db and bb instead
Shoulder Press - 3 sets [email protected] db
Reverse Flyes - 3 sets 15@40kg mac
Lateral Raises - 3 sets [email protected] db
Barbell Shrugs - 3 sets 15@50kg bb
Had appointment with Dr last yesterday arvo, hand is looking like it's healed pretty well, I asked if I could do some Dumbell and Barbell work as opposed to machines and cables, he wasn't 100% on board by his facial expression, but seeming though he advocated against training at all and its healed up pretty solid, I think he yielded a bit with " as long as you don't go stupid with it , it should be ok " , so today was the first day I've trained with any free weights for 7 weeks or so. A week or 2 earlier than I had expected, so I'm pretty chuffed. Did look after it though and didnt do anything beyond what I have been lately, just with db and bb instead
Thats good news brother.
Mate feels great to have a bit more freedom of choice yeah
Its a little sooner than expected but only a week or so , but still glad to be able to mix it up a bit. I'm in a caloric surplus of 200 calories per day at present 40% Carbs , 40% Protein , 20% fats . Sleep has been an issue , with my training in morning and wirk schedule etc I'm only getting 6 hours , which isn't quite enough , but calorically tracking ok
Training this morning
Dumbell Row - 3 sets 12@30kg db
Overhead Iso Row - 3 sets 12@ 90kg mac
Seated Row - 3 sets 15@ 60kg mac
Lat Pull Down - 3 sets 15@ 35kg
Lat pull downs were done overhand position in wide grip, seated rows with v grip. Went well, although the Overhead Isolated Row took it out of me a fair bit , exhausting the lats trying to hit the lower lats more , certainly reduced my capacity on the LPD, which I'm counting as a win
Dumbell Row - 3 sets 12@30kg db
Overhead Iso Row - 3 sets 12@ 90kg mac
Seated Row - 3 sets 15@ 60kg mac
Lat Pull Down - 3 sets 15@ 35kg
Lat pull downs were done overhand position in wide grip, seated rows with v grip. Went well, although the Overhead Isolated Row took it out of me a fair bit , exhausting the lats trying to hit the lower lats more , certainly reduced my capacity on the LPD, which I'm counting as a win
Spot on there, if the LPD took a hit but you felt it more in the lower lats, that’s a win.
Training this morning :
Hack Squat - 3 sets 15 @ 60kg mac
Standing Calf Raise - 3 sets 15 @ 115kg mac
Bulgarian Split Squat - 3 sets 12 @ 25kg db
Leg Curls - 3 sets 12 @ 45kg mac
RDL - 3 sets 8 @ 65kg bb
Leg Extension - 1 set to neg failure @37.5kg mac
Hit legs today, reducing weight a bit over last few weeks, partly due to being on TRT dose as opposed to supraphysiological, however also by design , trying to connect better with the legs, not just moving weight. Today I realised I'm still not connecting to the quads very well on any exercise except Leg Extensions, however pausing at the bottom of Hack Squats for a 2 count , same as Bulgarians has really aided in that connection this morning, simply put , I've been repping legs too fast , which makes me feel a bit silly at how obvious the answer is given the time I've spent training over the years, but goes to show that whenever there's a break in training eg : injuries, health , familial commitments etc, we really are learning all over again, teaching our body to perform the exercise again and training our mind to slow the f down and concentrate on that connection. So a great day today, relearning an important lesson
Hack Squat - 3 sets 15 @ 60kg mac
Standing Calf Raise - 3 sets 15 @ 115kg mac
Bulgarian Split Squat - 3 sets 12 @ 25kg db
Leg Curls - 3 sets 12 @ 45kg mac
RDL - 3 sets 8 @ 65kg bb
Leg Extension - 1 set to neg failure @37.5kg mac
Hit legs today, reducing weight a bit over last few weeks, partly due to being on TRT dose as opposed to supraphysiological, however also by design , trying to connect better with the legs, not just moving weight. Today I realised I'm still not connecting to the quads very well on any exercise except Leg Extensions, however pausing at the bottom of Hack Squats for a 2 count , same as Bulgarians has really aided in that connection this morning, simply put , I've been repping legs too fast , which makes me feel a bit silly at how obvious the answer is given the time I've spent training over the years, but goes to show that whenever there's a break in training eg : injuries, health , familial commitments etc, we really are learning all over again, teaching our body to perform the exercise again and training our mind to slow the f down and concentrate on that connection. So a great day today, relearning an important lesson
Will be grabbing some HGH to incorporate alongside TRT , for general health and longevity reasons, it was my birthday yesterday and at 41 , now that I'm in good health and moving well, I'd like to stay that way and it also aids in my skin when running a DHT like Masteron, which I will also be including as part of my trt. I will be looking to run Masteron at 100mg per week alongside the 125mg of Test im running currently, the GH I will run at 2iu per day , so nothing spectacular. Will be going through Ozsteroids again, for anyone that is looking at going down that path, the two sponsors we have here are both fantastic, cant go wrong either way, had great experiences with Ozsteroids so will continue to go through them. I have bloods booked in for 5 weeks from now , will see where I'm at in contrast to when on cycle. Will be putting up a nutrition plan on a week by week basis again as well , as my see food eat it diet, I believe has served its purpose , now time to get tight
