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XSupermanX Posts: 3 Joined: 2007/09/11	2007/09/11, 04:41 PM Hey. Im 15 years old and I have just started weight training on my legs. I can leg press 1160 pounds for 5 reps and I was wondering if that it good or not? Can somebody give me some pointers on how to train for my legs. Thanks
Pemdas Posts: 973 Joined: 2004/07/22	2007/09/11, 04:46 PM Stop leg pressing and start squatting. Are you actually going down to the point where your knee almost touch your chest or are you just bending your knees a little.
XSupermanX Posts: 3 Joined: 2007/09/11	2007/09/11, 04:51 PM I bend my knees to about half an inch from my chest because my legs wont go all the way to my chest. Working on it though.
ecle5c Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/07/10	2007/09/12, 08:40 AM Hit the squat rack, more total body benefits than the LP.
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2007/09/12, 11:51 AM (cough) bull (cough) -------------- \"The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, and repetition\" You have to learn to follow, before you can lead.
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2007/09/13, 11:42 AM ================= Quoting from wiatt-training: SQUAT :cool: ================= Yea, I would, but squatting is hard and the bar hurts my neck. -------------- SQUAT MORE ~Jesse Marunde Mortal by birth. Strongman by the grace of god. Blood Guts Sweat Chalk
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2007/09/20, 12:28 PM thats what the pad is for:angry: -------------- \"The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, and repetition\" You have to learn to follow, before you can lead.
XSupermanX Posts: 3 Joined: 2007/09/11	2007/09/20, 05:44 PM ============ Quoting from bigandrew: (cough) bull (cough) ============= Actually..It isnt. I did it the other week with a few mates there. Yeah im doing squats now and i can see how it benifits me. Thanks for the tips.