Comments on: Day 93 – The Gym http://fatguyonadiet.com/2008/09/30/day-93-the-gym/ My inspirational journey in the quest to lose weight... Tue, 11 May 2010 02:01:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Joanna http://fatguyonadiet.com/2008/09/30/day-93-the-gym/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Joanna Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:29:19 +0000 http://fatguyonadiet.com/?p=901#comment-117 Oops... Typo. I meant "For the leg EXTENSION, make sure you don’t set the weight too high." Oops… Typo. I meant “For the leg EXTENSION, make sure you don’t set the weight too high.”

]]> By: Joanna http://fatguyonadiet.com/2008/09/30/day-93-the-gym/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Joanna Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:28:16 +0000 http://fatguyonadiet.com/?p=901#comment-116 Great article from Gold's! That's awesome that you've started weight training. Yes, people can typically lift much more weight on the leg press than the leg extension because the leg press is engaging more muscles. For the leg press, make sure you don't set the weight too high. You want to get the full extension, which is impossible if the weight is too high. Plus, you could injure your knees with too much weight on that one. Concentrate on form over the amount of weight lifted. Don't get discouraged if your legs are spent in the morning. You fully concentrated on legs in this workout. Next time, you might want to focus on upper body weights so that you can allow for good muscle recovery in your legs. Awesome workout! Keep it up! Great article from Gold’s! That’s awesome that you’ve started weight training. Yes, people can typically lift much more weight on the leg press than the leg extension because the leg press is engaging more muscles.

For the leg press, make sure you don’t set the weight too high. You want to get the full extension, which is impossible if the weight is too high. Plus, you could injure your knees with too much weight on that one. Concentrate on form over the amount of weight lifted.

Don’t get discouraged if your legs are spent in the morning. You fully concentrated on legs in this workout. Next time, you might want to focus on upper body weights so that you can allow for good muscle recovery in your legs. Awesome workout! Keep it up!

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