So this happened:
https://www.facebook.com/faizan.ahmad.54/po...438730872866485

Any idea how to prevent this? Should we never lock out on leg press once the poundage get serious?
I'm aware he's using weights that he can't handle and doing quarter reps, but I feel it can happen also on full ROM once you are strong enough.

i never lock out my knees when doing leg press.

I think "never lock your knee" is found in every leg press article that I read.

From now on more ppl would rather sit at couch and watch TV than exercise.

never lock your knee
or elbow
or any of your joint.

1) never lock out knees,
2) standup, talk a walk, & sit normally (with leg facing down) during rest periods.

This happens due to knees lock out, and prolong time of reverse blood circulation when sitting on leg press machine where the legs are facing up.

This post has been edited by mkmobile: Mar 27 2017, 02:57 AM

Wtf i couldn't stand watching the video....

I thought you should know about this..

Didn't watch the video. Scared D:

Never lock out knees? Applicable to leg press only or all legs exercise?

Man i lock out my squat and deadlift

And someone even said never lock out joints?

I'm terrified af now lol

with that range of motion he is only working out his freaking tendons.... do full range motion and of course never lock your knees this will never happen.

Same feeling, the video is so terrifying..it's more terrifying than bench fail. This guy don't know he shouldn't lock his knee on leg press, common sense la whose bone can handle those weight, he thought he has adamantium-ed injected.

This post has been edited by helven: Mar 27 2017, 06:20 PM

only idiots and ego lifters would do half reps and stack with heavy weights yet not doing proper form

First of all, don't bring ego to the gym. I don't know what he can achieve with that quatter rep + hand support. It'll just put a hell lot of pressure on the joint.

Then the foot placement too low + heavy weight + lock out = GG.



This post has been edited by Amedion: Mar 27 2017, 07:24 PM

When you push your knees when it's fully extended (locked out) like that, in addition with the ego lifting and half reps, something is bound to snap. Locking out is fine, just don't be an idiot and use common sense.

Oh yea i thought it was only me, at last someone mentioned the feet placement.

U haf to lock out on squats n dl. Leg press diff story.

You need to lockout on squat an deadlift on top to activate your glutes.

I usually lock out for 0.5sec on all my leg press reps cause if I don't I feel stress accumulating on my knee joint over the set.

This post has been edited by Armesh: Mar 28 2017, 12:11 PM

Why do u want to stress your knee joint? Safety > Progress, imho