Since we're on the subject, I may as well ask my question here. How do I keep from getting a SPLITTING freakin' headache when doing leg presses? And don't tell me I'm holding my breath, because I'm not. I can do squats all day long with no problem, but if I even look at a leg press sled my temples start to pound.
I've read a lot about how bad these are for your back. It is possible that you're putting pressure on your spine such that it's causing reference pain in the form of a headache?
So many cries of inequality stem from one of group
of people doing little or nothing and then bitching
about another group that actually does something
to improve their lives.
I've read a lot about how bad these are for your back. It is possible that you're putting pressure on your spine such that it's causing reference pain in the form of a headache?
I guess that's possible but, how would I know? I've never experienced back problems from doing leg presses, but that doesn't rule out the possibility that I'm doing them wrong.
I do the leg press with my hands on my knees, I do not use them to push my knees, sometimes they touch my knees other times just hover over them as I am worried if my legs give way or if somethings goes wrong the weights will crush me. I assume this is OK? I assumed since all the weight is on my legs and none on my arms it is OK.
I saw some guys using the machine, the guy put on a heavy weight and then had his mates one each side of the machine help by pushing up on the weight stack.
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