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when lookin at my legs straight on they dont look that impressive as when lookin at then from the sides. here is what im doin to fix that. feet closer together and toes more straight. is this correct for hittin the outer quads?
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this is always a tough question...I think it has more to do with the movement than where you position your feet. For myself smith squats with my legs in front just a little bit more than a free weight squat really burn my whole quad. with real squats my inner thighs always get the most work...I also use the Cybex squat press which has a "hammer strength like" design that gives a good ROM contraction at the top of the movement...I would say do partials but only recommend them to people who are careful as you have to be extremely cautious to not injure something doing them.Originally posted by ROCKETW19
when lookin at my legs straight on they dont look that impressive as when lookin at then from the sides. here is what im doin to fix that. feet closer together and toes more straight. is this correct for hittin the outer quads? -
Re: QUAD THICKNESS?
Altering foot position does seem to allow me to target specific areas of the leg. I use feel closer and feet straight to target outer portion of the leg and feet wider with toes angled out to hit inner quad.Originally posted by ROCKETW19
when lookin at my legs straight on they dont look that impressive as when lookin at then from the sides. here is what im doin to fix that. feet closer together and toes more straight. is this correct for hittin the outer quads?Comment
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just be careful to keep a close to natural stance because the knees are not meant to support akward positions.Originally posted by BBAddict
Altering foot position does seem to allow me to target specific areas of the leg. I use feel closer and feet straight to target outer portion of the leg and feet wider with toes angled out to hit inner quad.Comment
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:agree: Especially when doing heavy weights you can really mess up your knees if you don't maintain good balance and good posture all the time. I tried angling too much once and tweaked something in my already hurting knees.Originally posted by stonecold54
just be careful to keep a close to natural stance because the knees are not meant to support akward positions.Comment
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thats the same equipment i use always use smith with feet in front more than i could with a free weight squat and i also use the cybex. it suxs cuzz i just bought a leg press and didnt know about the cybex untill the other day i love that thing.Originally posted by stonecold54
this is always a tough question...I think it has more to do with the movement than where you position your feet. For myself smith squats with my legs in front just a little bit more than a free weight squat really burn my whole quad. with real squats my inner thighs always get the most work...I also use the Cybex squat press which has a "hammer strength like" design that gives a good ROM contraction at the top of the movement...I would say do partials but only recommend them to people who are careful as you have to be extremely cautious to not injure something doing them.Comment
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stony when you say partials what do you mean? upper part or lower?Comment
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well for example on the cybex squat press you would only do the to 1/2 portion of the movement...since most of your thickness of the quads is from the hips to about halfway down the leg it will hit that area harder and also because most machines are built with an accurate strength curve you can really load the weight on because your legs are very strong at that point and can take probably 30% more weight...just have a spotter just in case. A really good workout would be doing leg extensions to failure and then jump on the squat press and do partials at the top part of the range of motion.Originally posted by ROCKETW19
stony when you say partials what do you mean? upper part or lower?Comment
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ok ill give that a try on tuesday but it sounds like its gonna hurt.hehehe ill let you know who it went.Comment
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yes people I have trained before (women in cluded) said that kind of superset felt like the pain of giving birth.Originally posted by ROCKETW19
ok ill give that a try on tuesday but it sounds like its gonna hurt.hehehe ill let you know who it went.Comment
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well stoney i tryed that super set today and it didnt work to well after squats i went to the leg extension did a set and went straight to the cybex leg press and couldnt do it i was so worn down so i pulled some 45s off did a set got up and some chick stole the leg press so i just stuck to the cybex. i know im a sissy. i honestly dont think i can hang with that unless i dont do squats first.Comment
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jesus don't do squats first, lol...Just start with the leg ext. and the squat press...you will have to increase your anaerboic conditioning to train like that.Comment
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dont do squats first? ill never be able to do them after!Originally posted by stonecold54
jesus don't do squats first, lol...Just start with the leg ext. and the squat press...you will have to increase your anaerboic conditioning to train like that.Comment
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just skip them...you are trying to stimulate muscle and that means changing things up for at least a few workouts.Originally posted by ROCKETW19
dont do squats first? ill never be able to do them after!Comment
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skip them wow ill try i usaly change my workouts every other time with one basic movement i always do first! for legs i always do squats first, then mix up the rest. but ill try it this is what ill do leg extensions super sets with cybex leg press for 4 set 5 if i can but thats it i wont do lunges, squats or hack squats. do you agree? thanks for all your time bro!Comment
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