The leg press at the gym where I work out has 100 lb. plates. Although I have used as much as 8 plates in the past, I don't feel like I can go knees to chest with this much weight. I've notice some folks who have good leg development doing partials. What are your thoughts about this? I always believe that full range exercises are superior to partials, but then, I could be wrong about this....it wouldn't be the first time I was mistaken.
good points jay clarify,,,,every leg press is different u can look like a mro strenght wise on one and a rank amatuer on others weird,,one we have is small /narrow /small foot plate can/t go too wide nor high,,,after heavier plates added 8 to 9 gets tougher to knee to chest,,,some people pile weight on top after they run out of room on pegs,,not one of them could touch my leg development,,nother guy today saw my legs through my track sweat pants and said those are thick legs u got stretching the pants side to side,,i have pressed 10/11 plates on some and the one here i mentioned i use 8 at the most it literally crushes me
,,,i would say after maxxing knee to chest some heavy partials help in the process so 'yes'to some partials,,funny thing is most people who use this press have the seat pegs up 1 0r 2 or more from bottom which is helpful less on the top portion ,,i use last peg on pad long way down compared to eevn 1 peg up,,,1 peg up i can actually add another 45 and more reps with say 8 plates as opposed to 8 plates and last peg on back rest,,,its the backrest sorry jay forgot to explain is tougher all the way down.
