Learn essential weight lifting exercise workouts such as the leg extension exercise essential weight lifting exercise workouts such as the
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Learn essential weight lifting exercise workouts such as the leg extension exercise essential weight lifting exercise workouts such as the
Tags: beginners, exercise, exercises, Extension, lifting, weight
@TemplarX2
higher reps in a set actually gives you “strength”. but not real strength unlike the plyometrics that improve the functions of the nervous system. strength gives you bigger muscle
but i was talking about muscle tone.
Muscle tone is actually residual tension in a muscle because it has been worked hard and heavy in the past and it is ready for action at any moment.
To increase your muscle tone, you must work the muscles under heavy resistance.
Bullshit. High rep is usually for endurance. Rep of 8 to 12 works caused hypertrophy so does 5 to 8 but of a different kind. When you do 8 to 12 a type of muscle fibre that gives your muscle more volume (but no necessarily) predominates. 5-8 like myself have dense musculature. if you are naturally thin it is not recommended to work at 8-12e because of glycogen depletion. 5 x 5 Bill starr is great for naturally skinny folks. Above all without good diet you’ll look like sh!t no matter what you do.
Higher reps with a weight that can actually tire you out actually gives u bigger muscle while lower reps on even heavier weight give you stronger more toned muscle.
can u get mass too from leg extension or just the shape??
yo do squats (far superior exercise too)
You can sit on a chair and strap weights to your ankle. The weight affects the muscle more as you raise it using this method, since the weight always pulls towards the ground. You are probably best doing squats without added weight at first. Works basically all leg muscles and more, especially as weight is added. This machine simply isolates the quads which is important for body building more than anything as you don’t want a muscle being limited by other tired muscles in an exercise.
depend on your bodytype. Low reps but heavy can cause hypertrophy if you are skinny while high reps not. There’s no formula really.
Legs First then Upper Body
How do you do this at home if you don’t have a machine like this?
It’s a good exercise if it’s done right…slow and non explosive. Explosive power with this exercise can blow a knee out.
No… not bad for your knees… just don’t over do it if you are a beginner.
Is this bad for your knees?
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how many sets with 20 reps ?
you need all of your leg muscles to run fast… not just a couple
I think it’s the other way around. High weight and low reps develops strength. Look at powerlifting. They are not doin sets of 15. They are lifting heavy weight for low reps.
no, quads are for inclines. to run faster you need hamstring and calf. but most important a good heart.
does this exercise make you run faster
Depends. I had a severe knee injury from sports requiring surgery…over 10 years ago. So some leg exercises I still really feel in my right knee and have to be careful to avoid repeat injury. Still doing the exercises makes the joint stronger. For me, finding the weight range and staying under it works for me. Most injury comes from not warming up first or trying to use too much wieght or doing too many reps. Use common sense!
Is it true that this is an exercise best skipped? I read in a health article that this is unnatural movement and can cause knee and joint injuries.
How many sets of these can a beginner do?
If you do low rep high weight, you’re definitely getting stronger so it’s not “show muscle”
I have osteoarthritis in my knee & elbow from heavy lifting 5 or less reps. It’s not worth it. In the long term you will get stronger with moderate reps 8-10 just cause you won’t get as many severe injuries.
Simple
High rep, low weight= Builds strength
low rep, high weight = Builds show muscle.
I guess if you just wanna look bigger, but don’t really want any strength go with low rep high weight. To me strength is more important than having useless show muscle.
Okay if the only way you can do these is with a decline bench, can you lay back while you’re doing the extention? It would seem to me that you can stretch your leg muscles more by leaning back and, in so doing, make more gains. First time trying this one… any answers?