What are your thoughts on “Muscle Memory” or the “Bag Theory?”
How about the leg press machine, it seems to really work my legs well, yet everyone on here says to not use it.
I dont think anyone really says don’t use the leg press machine, just that squats are far superior to them. I do remember reading in one article here that in fact leg press do incorporate more blood capillaries than squatting (dont quote me on that as i’m not of the scientific orientation) So it’s good to throw in some leg presses now and again.
[quote]bomberlow wrote:
I dont think anyone really says don’t use the leg press machine, just that squats are far superior to them. I do remember reading in one article here that in fact leg press do incorporate more blood capillaries than squatting (dont quote me on that as i’m not of the scientific orientation) So it’s good to throw in some leg presses now and again. [/quote]
This is just yet another area of confusion for me. I know squats are better over all, but would it be good to do leg press and Stiff leg deads in a work out to hit the entire leg and back? I mean if they will help build my quads then I’ll do them.
I know soreness should not be a measure of how well it works but my quads are almost never sore from squating and I can Walk ok afterwards also. Maybe it is the heavy weight lower reps I am doing. I know before when I did leg press I could barely stand, of coarse I did about 8-10 reps instead of 3… lol.
The rounding back issue on deads and abs in/out/whatever on squats would REALLY be good reading.
Thanks,
Matthew
I would lighten up and get more reps in for your squats, I Kind of know what you mean about the leg press, I have a bit of an addiction to the pain i get from these (guess it’s like going through the wall - or whatever the long distance runners call it) Exploding up on the start and slowly down and stretching at the bottom - Damn i wanna train legs now! 
How about the myth that “bigger=stronger”? For example exactly how strong are some average size elite athletes in the gym?
I would like to see a part 3#
I would be cool if you covered Volume, finding the balance between overtraining and under training is difficult.
Dont know that there are specific myths out there about this topic but it seems a lot thats said works for the genetically gifted and enhanced lifters but would overtrain the typical drug-free trainee.
Good ideas, everyone; it looks like there’s definitely some interest. Keep 'em coming!
Thanks! 
Something that may give you some ideas:
I hate hearing stuff like “When squating don’t let your knees travel forward past your toes.” I know you already addressed this, my beef isn’t that you should or shouldn’t, my beef is that some people have different shoe sizes with the same leg length and to use such a guideline is to assume everyone has the same levers. I wish trainers would address the real issue: Don’t let your ankle dorsi flex more then ____ degrees while squatting. This is one example, another is giving a distance that you should have between your hands for a given lift. If you are 5 feet f#ck all then 14 inches apart means something totally different then if you are 6 feet 7 inches.
Rolo
[quote]Jersey5150 wrote:
I would like to see a part 3#
I would be cool if you covered Volume, finding the balance between overtraining and under training is difficult.
Dont know that there are specific myths out there about this topic but it seems a lot thats said works for the genetically gifted and enhanced lifters but would overtrain the typical drug-free trainee.
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ditto, doesn’t TC have an article you, Eric, wrote a while ago on overreaching and supercompensation. if so, where be it?
I would like to see a good explanation on the role of tempo in the recreational, hypertrophy oriented training - I’m simply getting confused by contradictive recomendations in various routines and articles …
[quote]WRG wrote:
I would like to see a good explanation on the role of tempo in the recreational, hypertrophy oriented training - I’m simply getting confused by contradictive recomendations in various routines and articles …[/quote]
Hey, don’t get confused. Just keep in mind that just about everything works for a while. When it stops working then you do something else.
Oh…and don’t forget to get plenty of rest and eat properly.
That’s really all there is…