[quote]andrew88 wrote:
I honestly leg pressed ~800 as a 165lb high school sophomore w/ full ROM, and I was weak as shit, 1800 is definitely believable with those short legs of his [/quote]
So what to do leg press now? If you were doing 800lbs in High School mr. imsocoollookatme
[quote]Anonymity wrote:
He also claimed to be 2.2% bodyfat on Leno the other night.[/quote]
Maybe he meant it in metric.
leg press claims are stupid.
[quote]schultzie wrote:
leg press claims are stupid.[/quote]
Weight lifting claims are stupid, because people will always exaggerate or they’re doing 1/4th the ROM or both.
The guy doesn’t have big legs. He’s not super strong. He is still a talented athlete.
[quote]andrew88 wrote:
I honestly leg pressed ~800 as a 165lb high school sophomore w/ full ROM, and I was weak as shit, 1800 is definitely believable with those short legs of his [/quote]
It is definitely not believable given that squat video of him struggling to lift 253lbs
It most definitely depends on what kind of leg press he is using. Using http://dailyburn.com/images/exercises/bb_leg_press.jpg that leg press 1500+ is quite reachable with a full ROM. It’s a hammer strength in case you were wondering.
[quote]TheChosenOne17 wrote:
It most definitely depends on what kind of leg press he is using. Using http://dailyburn.com/images/exercises/bb_leg_press.jpg that leg press 1500+ is quite reachable with a full ROM. It’s a hammer strength in case you were wondering.[/quote]
Well, whatever. The claim of his leg press was only interesting in that it made you think, “Wow, does this guy really have a ridiculously strong lower body?!” The answer is, clearly, “No.” Just take a look at his squat video.
If it were really true, he’d post vids of it
I did a quick search for Apolo Ohno’s legs since I’ve never seen them without the speedskating uniform on.
If you can get past how gay or women oriented the site is take a look at this its got some good photos of his legs.
http://hotmalelegs.blogspot.com/2009/07/legs-of-month-apolo-ohno.html
Judging by his legs, I think it might be possible but probably a slight exaggeration. He did say before the games so he probably weighed a good bit more at the time.
[quote]mwaltaccept wrote:
He has no reason to lie about it. All machines are different, as many of you have said. Ronnie Coleman leg pressed 2500. Levrone has done 2500. Back in the '80s there was an olympic speed skater who routinely squatted 205 for 300 reps. These guys train legs heavy and for long duration, and they are the genetically best of the best at their sport. And their sport is entirely legs.[/quote]
I’m assuming 300 was a typo and you meant 30 reps, I am also assuming that you are talking about a set and not a workout.
NIguy…this was posted in an article by Scott Abel on this site… Strength Training, Bodybuilding & Online Supplement Store - T NATION
Eric Heiden.
I always use this example when doing seminars for people interested in Hypertrophy Training. Eric Heiden was a very special athlete. He won multiple gold medals for the US in speed skating. He also accomplished what most exercise physiologists would say is impossible. He won Gold in all the sprint events and the endurance events as well; kind of like winning a marathon and the 100-meter sprint in the same Olympics.
What he accomplished was truly spectacular. Eric’s physique was also well known. At about 185 lbs he had 28-inch thighs at a time when no one even in bodybuilding could come close. The sweep on his thighs was just incredible and something any bodybuilder would kill to have. Because Eric was training for speed, power, and endurance, he developed a very unique training style that’s been ignored to this day, I think merely because it’s so hard, and goes against the grain of thought, that heavy is a matter of load only.
Eric was known for what I call ultra heavy training. Remember that I said earlier that heavy is not how much load is on the bar, but rather how much stress the muscle is under. Eric was known to do leg presses with 500lbs. No big deal. However, Eric did sets of 100s reps with 500lbs!
Now that’s heavy, if you understand load, overload, and time under tension in an explosive sense, and not with this crazy tempo interpretation of such.
Eric was also known to squat 205 pounds, butt to heels…for 300 reps. His leg size, shape, density, and sweep were what every bodybuilder dreams of. Yet no one trains like this because they equate “heavy” with load, rather than stress.
The only guy that came close to adapting that kind of training for legs was Tom Platz, and I guess he didn’t train heavy either, since he didn’t do low rep percent max’s near his absolute strength base.
[quote]Enders Drift wrote:
I did a quick search for Apolo Ohno’s legs since I’ve never seen them without the speedskating uniform on.
If you can get past how gay or women oriented the site is take a look at this its got some good photos of his legs.
http://hotmalelegs.blogspot.com/2009/07/legs-of-month-apolo-ohno.html
Judging by his legs, I think it might be possible but probably a slight exaggeration. He did say before the games so he probably weighed a good bit more at the time.
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I’m sorry, did you see him struggling to squat ~250? And you think those legs are big? They’re huge compared to his untrained upper body, but they’re not at all big compared to what is possible.
And anyway, again, who cares about his claim. It is only of interest because it gives the impression he is very strong. If you watch his squat video, it is clear he does not have a super strong lower body.
I still think he’s a fantastic, clearly dedicated and hard working, athlete.
[quote]mwaltaccept wrote:
NIguy…this was posted in an article by Scott Abel on this site…Strength Training, Bodybuilding & Online Supplement Store - T NATION
Eric Heiden.
I always use this example when doing seminars for people interested in Hypertrophy Training. Eric Heiden was a very special athlete. He won multiple gold medals for the US in speed skating. He also accomplished what most exercise physiologists would say is impossible. He won Gold in all the sprint events and the endurance events as well; kind of like winning a marathon and the 100-meter sprint in the same Olympics.
What he accomplished was truly spectacular. Eric’s physique was also well known. At about 185 lbs he had 28-inch thighs at a time when no one even in bodybuilding could come close. The sweep on his thighs was just incredible and something any bodybuilder would kill to have. Because Eric was training for speed, power, and endurance, he developed a very unique training style that’s been ignored to this day, I think merely because it’s so hard, and goes against the grain of thought, that heavy is a matter of load only.
Eric was known for what I call ultra heavy training. Remember that I said earlier that heavy is not how much load is on the bar, but rather how much stress the muscle is under. Eric was known to do leg presses with 500lbs. No big deal. However, Eric did sets of 100s reps with 500lbs!
Now that’s heavy, if you understand load, overload, and time under tension in an explosive sense, and not with this crazy tempo interpretation of such.
Eric was also known to squat 205 pounds, butt to heels…for 300 reps. His leg size, shape, density, and sweep were what every bodybuilder dreams of. Yet no one trains like this because they equate “heavy” with load, rather than stress.
The only guy that came close to adapting that kind of training for legs was Tom Platz, and I guess he didn’t train heavy either, since he didn’t do low rep percent max’s near his absolute strength base.
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Gollee, Scott Abel sure likes to talk a lot without saying much.
[quote]Eric 2.0 wrote:
[quote]JohnnyChainsaw wrote:
I heard an interview with a guy who was Apolo’s trainer (I forget the guy’s name, he was on SuperHuman Radio a while back) and he claimed Apolo was doin single leg presses with 800 pounds. I believe it.[/quote]
I don’t believe it. Not at all. [/quote]
Check out SuperHuman Radio. Show number 299, free on itunes as a podcast. I’m not saying to take everything that John Schaefer says as gospel, but he does say Apolo was doing that. Right around the 36 minute mark into the show.
[quote]JohnnyChainsaw wrote:
[quote]Eric 2.0 wrote:
[quote]JohnnyChainsaw wrote:
I heard an interview with a guy who was Apolo’s trainer (I forget the guy’s name, he was on SuperHuman Radio a while back) and he claimed Apolo was doin single leg presses with 800 pounds. I believe it.[/quote]
I don’t believe it. Not at all. [/quote]
Check out SuperHuman Radio. Show number 299, free on itunes as a podcast. I’m not saying to take everything that John Schaefer says as gospel, but he does say Apolo was doing that. Right around the 36 minute mark into the show.[/quote]
Trainers of athletes LOVE to make claims without showing proof or support just to get recognition and hopefully attract more attention. I wouldn’t believe anything that trainers say without seeing proof.
