Re: Optimal leg press angle [Rappstar]

May 13, 07 4:14

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You asked "Optimal leg press angle." Had you asked optimal front squat angle, my answer would have been different, ...
In that video you post, though, I would not say that the lifter is going below parrallel thigh.

I believe that you brought up the suggestion of doing squats at 90 deg

I a gree that it wasn;t the best example of a front squat. Look at the power clean on this video, It invoves doing a front squat with about 3x the body weight:

http://www.youtube.com/...e=related&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3E_LHqaNMQ.

http://www.youtube.com/...e=related&search=

Here's a picture:

http://www.weights.demon.co.uk/yne/jerk2.jpg

Did you look at the pat robertson video I posted earlier? If you use a more obtuse angle, something like 160 or 170 deg, you can do a ton of weight. But what does all that vertical compression do to your knees?

Last edited by: Dreadnought: May 13, 07 5:21

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