Thread: Leg Press...hands on the knees a do or don't???

I see people doing it..and they never grow. There are handles there. Use them. Dont cheat yourself.

I wouldn't see the point, if you are training legs, you are training legs. Why use your hands to help when you can just lower the weight?

I said in the poll I don't put my hands on my knees, but I never leg press anymore, but if I didn't, I wouldn't.

I don't leg press either, and if I would I definitely wouldn't cheat either. I doubt it's good for your knees, and like Akira said, you shouldn't cheat the movement.

i guess if you wanna get that one last rep out and cant quite do it then a little push might get it done,
lets say you push with 10 pounds or pressure, and your working with 300 pounds, thats still a 290lb rep...

but then again, im sure its bad for the knees

I keep my hands on my crotch. Oddly enough, I don't have to worry about people wanting to talk to me while I workout.

at my sides on the handles.

on the handles for me to

I keep my hands on my knees sometimes. As long as your not actually pushing, I see no problem. In fact, removing the counterbalance of gripping and pulling on the handles could make the exercise harder.

The handles are too far out for me so I hold on under the chair part

With your hands on your knees, you would be more likely to round your back (i think).

Handles, I love diggin' in (truth be told I feel like I'm cheating if I grab too tightly sometimes!).

I keep my hands behind my head. No one else does?

hands behind the head sounds like a good place to keep good back form...

but watch that you dont pull your neck

Originally Posted by goandykid

I keep my hands behind my head. No one else does?

ditto.

Originally Posted by DOMS

I keep my hands on my crotch. Oddly enough, I don't have to worry about people wanting to talk to me while I workout.