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Leg press and foot placement

ecle5c Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/07/10	2005/06/07, 02:38 PM I have seen people go high, low, narrow, wide, etc. on leg press. My question is which foot placements work different muscles, and which is "best"? I usually go low and about shoulder width apart.
bropie Posts: 1,084 Joined: 2004/12/04	2005/06/07, 02:41 PM high focuses more on hams, low more on quads, wide on inside of thigh (if i remember they are called adductors) and narrow on outer thigh
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2005/06/07, 06:36 PM when I did leg press, I put my feet higher on the plate......so it hit my hammies and butt more...or "crab" style.......feet wide like a crab.. -------------- gravity is not a law, only a obstacle
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2005/06/07, 06:37 PM when I did leg press, I put my feet higher on the plate......so it hit my hammies and butt more...or "crab" style.......feet wide like a crab.. -------------- gravity is not a law, only a obstacle
spenco Posts: 76 Joined: 2003/07/24	2005/06/08, 01:21 AM Don't do what I did, put your feet up high and save your knees. I sure wish I did.
ecle5c Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/07/10	2005/06/08, 10:10 AM So if I do squats first, then straight leg DL then leg press should I still go higher and focus on hams?
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2005/06/08, 10:51 AM You are on top of things bropie! to hit that quad sweep we all want, put your feet low and close on the pad. You will more than likely have to drop weight. High and wide will hit the hams and glutes more. ============ Quoting from bropie: high focuses more on hams, low more on quads, wide on inside of thigh (if i remember they are called adductors) and narrow on outer thigh ============= -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.... bb1fit@freetrainers.com