Reply With QuoteI hardly ever do leg curls/ext. Just do squats and SLDLs, close chain is better than open chain for your knee anyway.
Leg Curl / Extensions - Really required in routine?
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08-25-2004, 05:51 AM #1Registered User
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Leg Curl / Extensions - Really required in routine?
Howdy,
Ive just put my homegym together with the following items,
Bodycraft PowerCage
Techogym Adjustable Bench
7 Foot Olympic Bar with 2x (5kg/10kg/20kg)
EzyBar & Dumbells
From this I will be able to do a number of exercises, however I cannot do leg curls or leg extensions, Are they really required? I am doing squats, which I love! and I hit the calves as well.
Any comments welcome...
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08-25-2004, 06:52 AM #2Patrick ELITE MEMBER
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08-25-2004, 07:00 AM #3Filthy Animal
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What P-funk said! Leg extensions are actually very hard on the knees. Physical therapists are finally catching on to this and getting rid of the machines. They were a staple for years.
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Thanks for the comments!
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08-25-2004, 06:14 PM #5Sackin' up every day
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yeah i have recently found out that doing extensions and curls were pointless exercises for me, i stick with lunges, dl's squats, leg press, and step ups
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08-25-2004, 06:54 PM #6I'm CEO, Bitch! ADMINISTRATOR
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not sure how these guys can say leg curls are not necessary, I disagree with that.
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08-25-2004, 07:59 PM #7Is Doin It 4 Da Shorteez
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leg curls should definetly be including in hamstring training. you can focus entirely on the eccentric portion of the movement...
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08-25-2004, 08:12 PM #8Patrick ELITE MEMBER
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Originally Posted by Robert DiMaggio
I do them everyonce in a while but I am that big a fan of them. Yes, they do flex the knee but from a functional standpoint I can't ever think of a time when I flex my knee against load, other than the weight of my lower leg.Optimum Sports Performance
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08-25-2004, 08:13 PM #9Gatekepper ELITE MEMBER
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I suggesting incorporating some Romanian Deadlifts (aka Stiff Leg Deadlifts), too.
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08-25-2004, 08:14 PM #10Patrick ELITE MEMBER
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I should include in my comments that I am speaking stricly from a functional standpoint. there is benefit in using them for hypertrophy reasons.
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Romanians bend the knee, SLDL do not require it by the name. Originally Posted by PirateFromHell
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08-25-2004, 09:19 PM #12Is Doin It 4 Da Shorteez
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SLDL and Romanian Deadlifts are not the same exercise... Originally Posted by PirateFromHell
I train differently than most, my beef is with gravity the weights on the bar are just the medium...Thanks to Wall Street your slice of the American Pie has been reduced to a crumb.
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