Can I do leg press instead of squats
I prefer doing leg press instead of squats can I replace it?
Reply 1
Which one is the best option depends on your goal.
Broadly speaking: If quad hypertrophy is your goal, the leg press is the better option. If strength is your goal or you are in the gym for some S/C to help with athletic performance, the squat is the better option.
However they are not mutually exclusive - a lot of people will implement both in the same training program. For instance, it is common for powerlifters to use leg presses/hack squats/etc. for supplementary hypertrophy work in a addition to squatting.
There's a good video here looking at hack squat vs squat. It is applicable to leg press vs squat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVvT9zLMQwo&ab_channel=RenaissancePeriodization
Broadly speaking: If quad hypertrophy is your goal, the leg press is the better option. If strength is your goal or you are in the gym for some S/C to help with athletic performance, the squat is the better option.
However they are not mutually exclusive - a lot of people will implement both in the same training program. For instance, it is common for powerlifters to use leg presses/hack squats/etc. for supplementary hypertrophy work in a addition to squatting.
There's a good video here looking at hack squat vs squat. It is applicable to leg press vs squat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVvT9zLMQwo&ab_channel=RenaissancePeriodization
Reply 2
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by agentz007I prefer doing leg press instead of squats can I replace it?
@Gazpacho. has a good reply. For what it's worth, I strongly dislike barbell squatting. Have you tried a smith machine squat? For me it's more enjoyable (or painful) based on the fact I can go much closer to failure in confidence, don't have to bother with clips and have a more stable lift (from the fixed bar path). It allows me to focus on my lift more... albeit my accessory muscles aren't getting challenged as hard as they would be on a free barbell squat.
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