Leg Extensions

[Juan Diddy]

Are they worth doin? or do you cover all the correct leg muscles doin deads and squats ?

[Grizzly.]

They pretty much cover the vastus medialis, vastus intermedius, vastus lateralis and the rectus femoris because the 4 muscles need to some together to create the movement so do build up a lot of solid muscle but adductor and abductor work is needed aswell.

[BlueRabbit]

I personally don't like them. Leg extensions (and leg curls) shouldn't be used as a substitute for squats and deadlifts, which should form the basis of your leg workout regime.

[DanCrase]

I personally don't like them. Leg extensions (and leg curls) shouldn't be used as a substitute for squats and deadlifts, which should form the basis of your leg workout regime.

Yeah, but they're really good for developing that "teardrop" on your inner knee!

...plus, how are you going to build power in the "snap" of your karate style roundhosue kicks?

[BlueRabbit]

Yeah, but they're really good for developing that "teardrop" on your inner knee!

...plus, how are you going to build power in the "snap" of your karate style roundhosue kicks?

Doing kata at sunset, in the courtyard of an ancient Japanese temple.

[Rob T]

I do leg curls as they're directly applicable to guard. Leg extensions suck though, squats and deadlifts are the way.

[Wiegieboard]

Leg curls make sense to me. Tonnes of people have weak hamstrings (Myself included) which actually bring your squat down and make your legs more prone to injury.

[DanCrase]

Doing kata at sunset, in the courtyard of an ancient Japanese temple.

I stand corrected. Prease accept my humble aporagies while I hang my head in shame!

[Seca Sec]

I do leg curls as they're directly applicable to guard. Leg extensions suck though, squats and deadlifts are the way.

leg extension = butterfly guard?

not that i do curls or extensions...

[Rob T]

leg extension = butterfly guard?

Yeah, true. But squats and deadlifts are better to train that movement

Leg curls don't really have a better option. You can get pieces of equipment where you basically do the opposite of a leg curl (hold your feet in place and raise your body) but I've never seen one let alone tried it out so no idea how good they are.

Hamstrings are worked in squats and dl, but only as an antagonist so they're not getting a particularly hard workout.