PARTIALS?! HAHA!
had a situation like this where I held my tongue on my last leg day. We got a new HS leg press that holds a ridiculous amount of plates. I had 32 plates on the machine working towards my final set when some clown asks to work in. I ask how many plates he wanted and he just replied "LEAVE'EM". Kinda shocked me because he had to be a buck eighty tops. DIDN'T EVEN TAKE THE STOPS OFF! JUST PRESSED IT FROM THE TOP SAFTEY STOP OUT AS FAR AS HE COULD WHICH WAS ABOUT 3 INCHES!!! I didn't say anything. I just let him work in til he had enough.
Some people are delusional. I think if you're working your way up TO heavy weights and are doing partials or static holds to get your body used to being under such stress, that's one thing. But to think you're doing something productive by leg pressing like that? GET THE FUCK OFF THE MACHINE!
The leg press machine and the word "athlete" shouldn’t even be mentioned in the same sentence! The leg press is a waste of time for athletes. With all of the squat and deadlift variations out there, I can’t see why any athlete would even look at a leg press. Yet, it’s still one of the most popular pieces of equipment in the gym, but when I see an athlete on the leg press machine, I automatically think he's a lazy athlete.
And don’t tell me you’re doing leg presses instead of squats or deads because you have a bad back either. The leg press is much more damaging to the low-back compared to squats or deadlifts. Not to mention the fact that leg press strength has no carryover to the athletic field! Try putting the leg press machine on your back and see how many times you can squat it. Then it may be useful for athletes!
While we’re on the subject, let’s burn the leg extension, hack squat, inner/outer thigh machine, pec deck, and that stupid pad that people wrap around the bar when they squat
