How to Use Leg Extension Machine for Best Results

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[ljscott]

The leg extension is a great exercise. However, it is not going play a major factor in you jumping higher. The squat, deadlift, power clean, and other olympic lifts will. This exercise is not used by explosive athletes (track, football, basketball). It does a great job helping increase the size/appearance of the muscle

[captainchaos]

My leg extension machine isn't adjustable at all and the thing you move is at my shin level and it rolls up my leg when I move it.

[catodu]

Keep it up! Don't forget to breath 😜
You can exhale when doing the main effort, and don't lock your knees at the end of the mouvement to avoid unnecessary stress!
Hope I was understandable english is not my main language, keep up the good work it will pay 💪

[buggiemara]

How do you breathe while using this? Do you inhale and exhale per up/down motion? Or just hold your breath ?

[BobGnarley.]

This machine just never feels right.. its like im lifting purely with my knees lol. Surely that is not a good thing (as a disclaimer I have tried playing around with the adjustments. I havent tried pulling on the handlebars to hold myself down though.. hopefully it helps)

[urrutiap]

i tried out a leg extension machine at the gym days ago. all it did was make my right knee sore for a whole week where i was limping around at my apartment which i didnt like at all. I aint doing leg extension exercises anymore. Its not for everyone

[LoStone]

Super helpful re: placement at the bottom of shins and why we'd use the handle bars. Thx!

[afrococonut]

You sound exactly like my friend and couch😂 like word by word

[EsmaragdoGonzalez]

Am I supposed to start by extending my thigh muscles or am I supposed to push with my shin and ankles?

[casamaxstore]

Don;t squeeze your hands, it casues high presure in your blood throughout the body. remember your body is a hydraulic system.

[h_kh]

My knee makes a little pop sound whenever i use This machine