modern 45 degree leg press

[The Abdominal Snoman]

Basile is listed in Who's Who as What's That?

[The Abdominal Snoman]

I don't know what makes Basile so Ugly. But it really works.

[The Abdominal Snoman]

Basile always tells people he is a self made man. I think its nice of him to take all the blame.

[chaos]

At least there is one good thing about Basile's body. It isn't as ugly as his face.

[The Abdominal Snoman]

Basile's birth certificate is an apology from god

[kreator]

Basile can speak Brailles fluently

[local hero]

i think its a very abused machine,, nearly everyone uses far too much weight on it.....

[PJim]

Those jokes are about as funny as a burning orphanage.

[The Abdominal Snoman]

Those jokes are about as funny as a burning orphanage.

With Basile's white van parked in back of said orphanage

[mass 04]

With Basile's white van parked in back of said orphanage

lol are you impying that during the "Iron Age" Vince would lay on the ground and leg press a see saw full of 12 year olds to work the quads?

[The Italian Lifter]

Those jokes are about as funny as a burning orphanage.

hi vince 

[mcluvin]

Early 80's was the first time I saw or used one. Before that it was the one that you layed flat on your back and pushed the weight straight up. They were brutal to load and unload.

[caseyviator]

we had one that was really old in my gym that was built sumtime in the early 60s if that helps...still works good today it can hold 16 plate/side

[Van_Bilderass]

I remember someone writing about how leg development got a lot better in general when this machine was "invented". Thought about it and it makes sense. You can place a ton of tension on the quad and you're fairly comfortable while doing it, unlike squats.  Plus squats do not suit everybody's structure. Look at Arnold squatting - not a good structure for this exercise.

Personally, after about 20 years in gyms I have never really leg pressed on a 45 degree machine. I only get a very short range of motion I'm sure due to inflexibility. Heels come up after a couple of inches unless I have half of my foot off the platform, and then it's a glute/ham move mostly.