Leg Curl / Extensions - Really required in routine?

[ucs]

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...

Cheers

Nick

 

[P-funk]

I hardly ever do leg curls/ext. Just do squats and SLDLs, close chain is better than open chain for your knee anyway.

 

[Var]

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.

 

[ucs]

Thanks for the comments!

 

[aztecwolf]

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

 

[Arnold]

not sure how these guys can say leg curls are not necessary, I disagree with that.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/charles6.htm
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/charles7.htm

 

[LAM]

leg curls should definetly be including in hamstring training. you can focus entirely on the eccentric portion of the movement...

 

[P-funk]

not sure how these guys can say leg curls are not necessary, I disagree with that.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/charles6.htm
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/charles7.htm

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.

 

[Pirate!]

I suggesting incorporating some Romanian Deadlifts (aka Stiff Leg Deadlifts), too.

 

[P-funk]

I should include in my comments that I am speaking stricly from a functional standpoint. there is benefit in using them for hypertrophy reasons.

 

[Mudge]

I suggesting incorporating some Romanian Deadlifts (aka Stiff Leg Deadlifts), too.

Romanians bend the knee, SLDL do not require it by the name.

 

[LAM]

I suggesting incorporating some Romanian Deadlifts (aka Stiff Leg Deadlifts), too.

SLDL and Romanian Deadlifts are not the same exercise...