very true….good stuff.
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» Lifting and Carrying Stuff: It's Not Just About Your Legs and Arms
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if you take the trouble to get strong then you should be able to do activities that require muscular strength without blowing out your back or pulling something.
Yup. Couldn't agree more.
"I can curl my weight, and bench twice it… I could care a less how my legs look. I have no need in real life to be able to leg press massive amounts of weight…I'm fine if my legs can carry the weight my arms can lift".
LOL…what?
For instance, for a bodybuilder, the body suddenly becomes a collection of parts. For a dancer, it is suddenly all of a piece.
That is a damn good way to look at it.
strength is related to the task at hand While strong arms and shoulders from bench pressing help you bench press more, they will not help you carry a heavy window air conditioner. And while strong legs from the leg press will help you leg press more, they will not help you squat more or carry a heavy load around on your shoulders. So here we get to another thing about strength. It is specific. What you should see emerging here is that the best way to get "stronger" at a certain lift is to practice that lift. Everything else related to training for that lift is entirely secondary to that. There is nothing that is essential but the lift itself.
I understand what you're saying but the trend currently has changed so much! Leg Presses have become a "secondary" exercise to "assist" the squat! Whether it is K11 or EliteFTS or 5/3/1, they pride themselves in having the Leg Press as a secondary lift. Makes no sense.
Mark Twain:
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything."
"Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow."
I understand what you're saying but the trend currently has changed so much! Leg Presses have become a "secondary" exercise to "assist" the squat! Whether it is K11 or EliteFTS or 5/3/1, they pride themselves in having the Leg Press as a secondary lift. Makes no sense.
Don't forget our friend who was "told" by a "trainer" that he has to get his lower back "strong" before he can deadlift. 
Shhh….my common sense is tingling.
Don't forget our friend who was "told" by a "trainer" that he has to get his lower back "strong" before he can deadlift.
How could I forget this gem? LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mark Twain:
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything."
"Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow."
I love this article and our comments…LOL!!!
Mark Twain:
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything."
"Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow."
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