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    Quote Originally Posted by Maybach View Post
    I would actually be very interested to hear even an anecdote about a person's squat going up due to work on the leg press for longer than a few weeks

    McBee, what do your lifts look like and how do you train the leg press?
    That rarely gets explored so may be difficult to find.

    Typically leg press/chest press/pulldown or row.

    Once to twice a week.

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    Quote Originally Posted by McBee99 View Post
    Typically leg press/chest press/pulldown or row.

    Once to twice a week.
    And what is your squat/bench/deadlift?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark Rippetoe View Post
    And what is your squat/bench/deadlift?
    No idea as I am strictly a machine lifter.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maybach View Post
    I would actually be very interested to hear even an anecdote about a person's squat going up due to work on the leg press for longer than a few weeks
    Quote Originally Posted by McBee99 View Post
    That rarely gets explored so may be difficult to find.
    Maybe not too difficult to find a relevant anecdote... I had an injury to my hand that led to an infection requiring surgery last year. This had me unable to squat or deadlift for over six weeks. During this time I steadily progressed my leg press into previously uncharted numbers.

    After which, my squat was noticeably DOWN.

    It's okay now, though. After I could squat again, I eventually started setting PRs once more.

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    Quote Originally Posted by McBee99 View Post
    No idea as I am strictly a machine lifter.
    Finally.

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    Quote Originally Posted by McBee99 View Post
    No idea as I am strictly a machine lifter.
    What's your max in those lifts then? Plus height, weight, age, pronouns.

    Anyway, I think machines are kind of not great because they are kind of like off the rack clothes. They don't fit everyone.

    Also, consider that while barbell lifts include skill/stabilisers etc etc, so does real life.

    Finally, does AI roam around and take over inactive accounts or something? It seems like McBee only said a couple of things in the movie thread and a recipe for protein balls back in 2023.

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    There is no such thing as a strong guy with a weak squat (provided he has, you know, LEGS).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jason Donaldson View Post
    Maybe not too difficult to find a relevant anecdote... I had an injury to my hand that led to an infection requiring surgery last year. This had me unable to squat or deadlift for over six weeks. During this time I steadily progressed my leg press into previously uncharted numbers.

    After which, my squat was noticeably DOWN.

    It's okay now, though. After I could squat again, I eventually started setting PRs once more.
    Well yes your squat was down, because you had not done squats in 6 weeks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by McBee99 View Post
    Well yes your squat was down, because you had not done squats in 6 weeks.
    So incredibly valuable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Martin Shenfield View Post
    What's your max in those lifts then? Plus height, weight, age, pronouns.

    Anyway, I think machines are kind of not great because they are kind of like off the rack clothes. They don't fit everyone.

    Also, consider that while barbell lifts include skill/stabilisers etc etc, so does real life.

    Finally, does AI roam around and take over inactive accounts or something? It seems like McBee only said a couple of things in the movie thread and a recipe for protein balls back in 2023.
    One rep max? For what? Leg press competitions? Hard to compare different machines anyways.

    And what exactly is “real life”. I thought strength was strength?

    No I am not AI, and I have posted more but I guess Rip censors them.

    Also, are you trying to suggest something with the pronouns comment?

    Quote Originally Posted by Maybach View Post
    There is no such thing as a strong guy with a weak squat (provided he has, you know, LEGS).
    The barbell squat can be a fabulous display of strength, but not necessarily an accurate measure of strength.

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