Substitute for Leg Press
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Timber99
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Have you tried doing them a little bit "less deep?" I had a knee injury and for a long time, I had to do very basic presses without going very deep at all. After a while I was able to work them a bit more deep but it topk time. If not, I am sure that someone can make a suggestion for you!
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trevor
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What about moving your feet around on the press and experimenting with it that way? I like my feet up high so it hits more of the butt and this position may be less severe on your knees.
Trevor
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trevor
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Hi Kim!
On the leg press machine there is one, sometimes two, foot plates. I usually put my feet on the top part of the higher plate, sometimes with my toes off the top of it, and do the presses that way. It seems to hit more of the butt and may relieve the knee stress. It works for me anyway.
Trevor
On the leg press machine there is one, sometimes two, foot plates. I usually put my feet on the top part of the higher plate, sometimes with my toes off the top of it, and do the presses that way. It seems to hit more of the butt and may relieve the knee stress. It works for me anyway.
Trevor
How about this? This is done in Firm Lower Body Sculpt II workout (with Libby, from the BSS1 series). The cover mentions "a new twist" to the leg press. Sit on the high step and hold a dumbbell in place just above your knee. Then in a sitting position, just lift your leg up and lower it, do this several times, then repeat on the other side, of course. I thought this was kind of lame when I did it, but my guess is that this is the "new twist" to the leg press. The dumbbell should be as heavy as if you are doing the leg press in a standing position, and adjust it as necessary.
Well, to be honest, now that I think about it, I don't know how it would work your glutes and hamstrings either. It worked the front of my legs (the quads) but that's all. That's why I thought it was lame. When I completed the workout (it was about 32 minutes long), I asked myself where was this new twist to the leg press, and did I miss something? I didn't get too much benefit from this workout and ended up selling it on the Ya Ya swap board.
In order to work your glutes and hamstrings without doing a leg press, the instructor in that video got on the floor on all 4's, and put an 8 lb. dumbbell behind one knee (or whatever weight you feel comfortable with), and lifted the leg up and down. When I workout, I do it in a carpeted room, so if your workout room isn't carpeted (or even if it IS carpeted) when you have to get down on all 4's, you might want to try it with knee pads, a mat, or a thick towel underneath.
In order to work your glutes and hamstrings without doing a leg press, the instructor in that video got on the floor on all 4's, and put an 8 lb. dumbbell behind one knee (or whatever weight you feel comfortable with), and lifted the leg up and down. When I workout, I do it in a carpeted room, so if your workout room isn't carpeted (or even if it IS carpeted) when you have to get down on all 4's, you might want to try it with knee pads, a mat, or a thick towel underneath.
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trevor
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You could do glute blasters, which is basically what is described in the post above mine by someone else, and also leg curls and these two would hit the backside. For quads I'd say leg extensions but perhaps that would be too much for the knee also. Perhaps just do light weight work for the inner and outer thighs?
I still think you should check your form on the presses. Perhaps your knee is coming out over and beyond your foot during the negative part of the leg press? This would put stress on your knee. Leg presses and squats are pretty much essential exercises so I'd hate to see you have to give those up.
Good luck.
Trevor
I still think you should check your form on the presses. Perhaps your knee is coming out over and beyond your foot during the negative part of the leg press? This would put stress on your knee. Leg presses and squats are pretty much essential exercises so I'd hate to see you have to give those up.
Good luck.
Trevor