Lying Smith Machine Leg Press

[shane]

Has anyone done this exercise? Is it any good???

[vracula]

why???? as in are you done with gazillion other less ridiculous looking exercises?

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[Pseudonym]

I think this is "make-do" exercise for those times when you're desperate for a leg press, but you've only got a smith machine. If you've actually got a leg press, just use that.

[HarryB]

Has anyone done this exercise? Is it any good???

As pseudo said it's more of a make do exercise if you haven't got a proper leg press. However in action it's more like the old inverted leg presses, it's actually really effective for targeting areas of your quads you can't hit effectively on a normal angled leg press. It's just not particularly safe.

[shane]

Thanks mate thats the kind of answers that are constructive and worth while :grin:

[Meataxe]

As long as you put the stopper locks in, so it can't come down and crush you, and probably a think pad underneath your back, you'll be fine. It mimicks a vertical leg press, which we all know are extremely hard to find in this day and age. And as mentioned above hits area in a way that no angled leg press would get near. Go very light, and have a spotter just in case, until you get used to it to be on the safe side. There is a really old-school pic of a guy doing this free weight, but that's just out-of-control hardcore!!!!

[druryfitness]

Hi Shane, I use a smiths machine with my clients for doing leg presses, I have found that we get very good results, some of the benefits being that as it is 90degrees you only require about half the weights you would use for a 45 degree press, also lots of people get bad backs from the usual machines and this is the safest, most comforable way to do a leg press. Hope this helps.

[shane]

Cool thanks I might give it ago next time I hit Quads

[Terrymundo]

stupid exercise. waste of time. dangerous. leg press perhaps?

[Gym rat]

Doing leg press would be a safe option instead of doing lying smith machine leg press which sounds dump

[shane]

Most think this is a dangerous exercise or dumb, just looking at making it interesting and not just the same old routine.