Idle curiosity on my end--do those benchmarks translate to using a leg press machine? I know there's the whole muscle stabilization issue comparing free weights to machines, but do the general BW multiples translate?
I started lifting again a few months ago after more or less being out of the weight room for ~10 years except for a month or two of lifting here and there. The small gym I use at work has machines and dumbbells only, no bars/Smith machines/anything else.
I haven't done any 1RM sets, but have been pretty pleased with where I'm at for my normal twice through 3x8 circuits on the machines.
No, leg press is a completely different animal - and even different between leg press machines depending on the leverages/gearing/pulleys going on. I probably wouldn't try to max out a leg press anyhow, just seems a recipe for injury if done incorrectly. 3x8 is probably good. When I was in college we did some unilateral work on the leg press machine, now that is tough!
Idle curiosity on my end--do those benchmarks translate to using a leg press machine? I know there's the whole muscle stabilization issue comparing free weights to machines, but do the general BW multiples translate?
I started lifting again a few months ago after more or less being out of the weight room for ~10 years except for a month or two of lifting here and there. The small gym I use at work has machines and dumbbells only, no bars/Smith machines/anything else.
I haven't done any 1RM sets, but have been pretty pleased with where I'm at for my normal twice through 3x8 circuits on the machines.
No, leg press is a completely different animal - and even different between leg press machines depending on the leverages/gearing/pulleys going on. I probably wouldn't try to max out a leg press anyhow, just seems a recipe for injury if done incorrectly. 3x8 is probably good. When I was in college we did some unilateral work on the leg press machine, now that is tough!
