How to Use Gym Exercise Machines : Using the Leg Press Exercise Machine at the Gym
July 30th, 2010
Learn how to use the leg press machine at the gym for strength training exercises in this free instructional video on gym exercise machine use. Expert: Mike Colangelo Contact: www.mikecolangelo.com Bio: During Mike’s career he has helped literally hundreds of clients loose body fat and gain sculpted lean muscle as a fitness director for YMCA and strength and conditioning coach of the Pottstown Pengui Filmmaker: Andy Strohl
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@MrZenic no devote a whole workout to leg press, legs take a long time to warm up
I felt pretty meek when I heard the record was over 3000 lbs.
thanks fot these videos they help me a lot!
depends on what u want? big muscular legs or ,, well, even if u just want toned legs thats not enough times per week, toned= 4 sets 15reps medium weight 3 days a week 1day running
muscular= 4sets(4thset as many as possible) 10reps heavy weight 3 times a week 1 day running
this is a great video for someone who has a low IQ otherwise the leg press machine is pretty self explanitory
never over work your muscles. 3 times a week is plenty. Great video by the way, even though it seems self explanitory, it’s amazing how many don’t do it correctly.
@MrZenic in my opinion yes. This is enough to maintain or progress.If your are easily acheiving 10 reps on your final set then you need to progress: move more slowly on the extention and retraction. Then notch up the weights.
@Sojaofdapepo being toned relates to bodyfat being low, if the muscles are being excercised regularly already then it’s the variable that makes the difference.
u can have a low bodyfat but it doens’t mean your muscles are toned. my suggestion will get you enduring very strong legs but not bulky. low weight high rep burns more fat than low rep high weight. along with weight training you would be running, or more, depending on how hard u want to train
lol…. “ow weight high rep burns more fat than low rep high weight” uh no…. INTENSITY burns fat, and builds muscle, and you can acquire intensity by training smart, whether it is low rep high weight, or mod weight high reps. intensity is all about time under strain and the workload the muscle is performaning in a given ammount of time. intensity = booted up heart rate/metabolism = fat burning machine.
what is the maximum capacity of a leg press machine (generally) ?
@fornello123
Stacked with 45′s? Well it depends on the model – the life fitness model at my gym has two posts on each side, most other models only have one. So on a newer machine you can load 6 discs on each post, so 24 to a machine will give you just over a 1000 lbs but you need to look at the model to see.
this soja…whatever person does not know what they are talking about. I just talked to my anatomy and physiology teacher and he said that muscle tone is based on low body fat. they also said that that being “bulky” allows striations of the muscle to be more visible even if bodyfat percentage is over 10%. so you know what youre talking about mrsunseeker
Not nice lmfao
@TRISKADEXTER the funniest comment ever posted! :O)
mr bean
what is the major effects of this?.
Thanks for the tip! Helps a lot
@nxtztxn lol yeah really
@MrChubib0 , well… front and back thigh, and the sides of the thighs
hey mate thanks for the demonstration, that machine scares me a lot. Does the leg press help to build up good muscles to sustain and protect the knees?
keep up the work out!
thank you, everyone at the gyn i go to, lock there knees, i tell them not to but they do anyways, maybe caz i am 15.
How much weight is good for a beginner?
@KawaiyoKoji It depends if you ever worked out or doing sports like football. Start off with 50KG is fine, if its easy go to 55-60. You really have to check yourself
Well done man, its great to get a straight down the line and down to earth education in weight training.