How to Leg Press for BEST Growth
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Rock has knee issues which explains why his leg training is a little wonky.
He's training more hamstrings biased I believe, maybe that's the point
I have back and leg issues, not from lifting, and had to improvise my training to compensate. I'm stronger in these areas as a result.
It's unfortunate he's missing out on the deep stretch movements as they build the best.
But I think for what he can do, like many others, no excuse is going to stop us.
I realize I'm a rando, but I wonder if people develop knee issues because they're not going deep enough. They end up putting so much weight on it that your tendons get mashed. Not sure if it's tendon or ligament related, to be fair.
@@BrofUJu it's most likely because of his wrestling career
@@BrofUJu You aren't really wrong for most adults. A lot of people have back, shoulder, and knee problems that are really just "I don't stretch/do enough (or any) strength training so the joint is weak"
For The Rock specifically, he has joint problems because he wrestled and played football, it's a joint destroyer.
This will cause more knee problems but whatever man
@@RyanKaufmanyeah, but we'll never know how much he suffers because he doesn't train with full range of motion. I've known tons of people who just lift because of high school sports and wanting to look good, who use terrible form way too much weight and doing that from adolescence until well past. Your physical peak is bound to destroy your tendons regardless of whether or not you continue playing football or get into professional wrestling
Something you have to keep in mind with most professional wrestlers is most of them have bad backs and bad knees. Hell, it seems half the big names from the 90's can barely walk nowadays. It's sad really.
It depends on their "moveset" which basically means what wrestling moves they do most often. Some wrestlers have moves that are really hard on the body and some don't
I hate it when people say professional wrestling is fake, they are entertainment athletes that sacrifice a lot to put on a show for us.
@@levischittlord6558 seriously. Who wins might nearly always be predetermined, but a dude jumping a ladder is still jumping off a ladder.
@@levischittlord6558 They are athletic and strong. What they do is really hard on the body. It is still fake fighting
He has a wife???
Lost my chance 😔
Allegedly gay
@@Bale4Bondhypothetically gay
@@-Jozef I was talking about The Rock btw.
I pontificate that he's gay.
@@Bale4Bond LOL
Ignoring the “injury history gives you a free pass” bit, I always thought I was doing it wrong. I prefer a lower foot position to get a deeper stretch on the linear leg press machine, but almost everyone else at my gym seems to do it with their foot super high up. I did experiment with a higher foot position, but it never stuck because I enjoyed the stretch. I’m kinda glad I got some validation from this Short.
What's with the vent tube hanging out of the wall where "the Rock" is doing his leg press?
Putting your feet higher engages more of your glutes and hammys.
You are not training your.hammies while doing leg press. Also whi cares why do leg press to train hams and glutes that's like trying to train calves while squatting
@@maxpowers4436 to some degree you do hit your Hammy's. Not like isolated movements but whatever.
And some people's knees didn't like squats, so hitting your glutes as well as your quads is a good alternative.
It also makes more sense to do so from a practical use point.
Doesn't the feet that high target more the glutes?
Yep all glute
You use that foot position for posterior chain. Lower foot position = greater knee flexion and quad focus
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Love the wealth of knowledge shared, combined with the fact that you only need to look at him for a second to know that he physically backs up that knowledge. I'm going to be commenting thanks on a lot of vids, because the amount i have learned i really appreciate. The whole Full deep stretch on moves. Slow eccentric movements. Dropping the weight down and not ego lifting when you have to. Unilateral movements for even gains (and not so much unilateral leg press like in this short, although it did grab my attention, i tend to get a good burn in both hammies leg pressing in normal fashion)
Need to find a solution to my squat game, my kneecaps feel like they move about a little and feel uncomfortable whenever i do squats. Maybe need to get some decent knee supports. Been swapping for leg extensions, not ideal but better than doing nothing for my quads for now i guess.
Feet lower on the platform. Thanks brother.
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Am i right. Is the Rock doing a „Hackenschmidt/Incline Leg Press“ with 80kg / 170pounds? It seems he is suffering from a bad knee Injurie!? Maybe that’s the reason for fis low ROM with his feet way up to high😅
He's had a few injuries in the past which is why he does it
Holy wow! I'm consciously aware of my foot positions when I do barbell Squats but never considered to place feet in different positions.
He's practising.
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Thanks for this. I usually put my feet up high.
Ive used 3 different foot positions when doing seated hack squats .. wide, narrow top, narrow bottom .. it hits different leg muscles for me
Maybe for hamstrings?
I've been doing my leg presses like Dr. Mike says for a good 3 weeks now with a pause on deep stretch and slow eccentric and ever time my quads go completely numb for a good 20 min afterwards. Idk if thats a good thing or not lol
I use that foot positioning for glutes but i do single leg
I mean it's true they didn't make a mistake when they made the foot pad for the leg press. If your toes are over the top you're either really tall or you're doing something wrong
I thought higher up on the plate would work the hams more, lower for the quads, time to rethink
High and narrow is more for side quads and hamstrings, correct?
Yup Rock not only has injury history, he’s 6’5 & he’s 52 years old. He could easily ego lift for the camera but it seems he knows he’s got nothing to prove to anyone. For a tall guy, his legs are actually impressive. Good stuff tho Doc.
I've never even seen a machine like this lol. But I do do one leg presses on the regular squat machine. Just because I like the way it feels.
I'm 6'7" and have gotten shit for putting my heels higher on leg press than most guys
I've just always felt more, more comfortable in the rom and more sore afterwards doing so
But also putting your feet higher puts better focus on the glutes so it really depends on what the rock was targeting with that leg press
Glute Focus maybe?
my main takeaway is the rock needs to be doing something for his calves first and foremost then he can hop back on the legpress and do whatever :D
Isn't it if you put your feet higher you work mork of your glutes. That is what I notice and have learned and More downwards is more quad biased. Also if you wanna work the inner quad put your legs on the outside and if you want to work the outside quad but your feet close together
Look how small the Rock's calves are! 😂😂😂
having the feet that high protects the knees to some degree, right?
Alternates prevent the butt winck. Arthur Jones made it that way and he wss usually right
Damn i wish i had a unilateral leg press
I have knee issues, and that's why I put my feet higher.
I don’t feel quads much with leg press, even get low. It’s all hamstring and adductor. That’s where I’m super tight too though.
Just speaking from, like, a musculoskeletal structure standpoint, it seems like if you're doing deep leg presses with good form and still don't feel your quads, it would be due to insufficient weight and/or reps.
What about if you’re trying to hit your glutes. Doesn’t put your feet up higher or hit your glutes more as opposed to your quads? my trainer has me do it both way higher for glutes and lower for quads.
I’m 6’6” where do my legs gotta be cuz they long as hell
If you have knee-problems, take it eazy with the deep squats/flexion. It'll f**k your knees up.
If your knees are ok, do what you want.
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That's literally the definition of dogmatic and close-minded.
@@MaxBadstibner 🤣 you should check the definition of literally first.
That's literally not the definition of either of those words.
This guy needs to go on Joe Rogan
I dont leg press. I leg dress
Leg presses give me a migraine and I can’t figure out why. I had to switch to only squats for my quad work which sucks.
Same case. I think it's related to blood flow in the brain
looking at his foot placement I think he is training hamstrings/glutes not quads… just checking is that not a valid way to hit hamstrings?
He tightening his glutes for the next Hollywood director
for his size, his legs are disproportionately skinny 😭
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If I put my feet lower, my heels don't touch. 🤔
Not mine....🤔
I think he meant to say lower but so that your heels are still touching.
It’s probably better for your heels to come off a little of your quads are more stretched. You can produce a shit too of force through the toes and then as soon as your heel can touch again push through the whole foot it will fry the quads. But if you want heels to touch in the stretch (slightly better force production) you can buy weightlifting shoes. But it doesn’t really matter
Thats ankle mobility which you can train with a few methods
Get lifting shoes or prop your heels up in a different way
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Is that mf in crocs!? 🤣
if youre training for powerlifting then having your legs higher would give you more tension on the hamstrings and is most likely gonna be more effective for getting a bigger lowbar squat
Today I found out I leg press more than the rock as a natty 🗿
What are you talking about? The Rock is natty too... wink, wink
He's old probably why he does it like that for his knees
Even if you’re a 400 hundred pound 8’5 feet all muscle giant you’re wife still overpowers you
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If he really does have a bad knees, why aren’t they wrapped?!
Rock has bad knees from football. That's why he did wrestling. Which makes no sense as That's basically stuntman work.
If you want quads... but the best growth potential are in the inner thights muscles so putting feers wider might bring more overall growth. Personally I think it's best to do all moves in the press, 40 overall reps per exercise: wide, narrow(er) with legs lower, than legs up for hamstrings...
Mike says on many occasions that the difference from moving your legs on the board is negligible to the point of benign
I don't leg press much but when I do I like to do 10 reps with my heels touching lower down feet shaped like a V, then feet parallel II for 10 then move my feet all the way to the top corners for another 10 for hams. 3 to 4 sets of this and my legs are smoked
Hamstrings are flexors (and hip extensors, but that doesn't matter in this context). How the fuck exactly do you want to hit them by doing leg press which is a leg extension exercise? Next time we gon see you training your biceps by doing skullcrushers or your lats by doing bench press
The rock keeping you big as hell
A wife? A video in the internet is the worst way to find out about it
Maybe his knees are sore?
Dr Mike,why you critique yourself?🤔
The Rock doing half reps. lol. Chump.
I get that the Rock has knee issues but this looks stupid what he is doing. It's like he is on a stepper but backwards.
Ur married? 🤔🤔🤔 I thought you were single 😱😱😱
Bullshit machines. Do freewieght barbell squats.
He is a tall man and his legs are also long sorry he can't go that deep if he goes to deep it out heavy pressure on his knees
His range of motion was limited and the rapid pace also not the best.Just started single leg presses.When done properly they definitely challenged my booty and my legs.🦵🏼