Reply With QuoteHamstrings = higher up the platform
Quads = lower down the platform
You can get more technical but I think this answer your question.
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04-03-2006, 09:56 AM #1I am Rollo Tomassee.. ELITE MEMBER
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Foot placement on the Leg Press
Ive read two different articles on the SAME MAGAZINE as to where to put your feet on the platform to focus more on the hamstrings and/or quads.
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What about wide/narrow, doesn't matter as much on a leg press as a squat?
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Originally Posted by Seanp156
I believe pointing the toes out will hit more inner and vice versa. Remember the leg press is a stationary sled versus a squat where you have many more stabilizers in effect.
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pointing the toes out allows people to get better depth as it compensates for lack of flexability by "unlocking" the hips and calves.
If you want to stress different portions of the leg try moving your stance from narrow to wider. the wider you go the greater emphasis you will put on your adductor muscles as they will be tugging at the patella to track properly. If you move your stance slower together you will be targeting your abductors to a greater extent as they will be doing the opposite.Optimum Sports Performance
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04-04-2006, 06:21 AM #6I am Rollo Tomassee.. ELITE MEMBER
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thats exactly what I was looking for, thanx. Originally Posted by largepkg
The magazine I read said the higher up your foot placement is, the more the quads are used. Then a few months later, another issue said the opposite (what you said). After thinking of the movement itself, I figured THIS was the correct inscription, but...had to ask.6' 217lbs (10/18)
Bench 365 (12/3)
Weighted Pullups 80lbs 3x3 (3/19)
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Deadlift after herniation 385lbs 3x3 (3/17)
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