05-12-2016, 09:14 PM
(05-12-2016, 03:38 PM)masonator Wrote: Another great reply thanks Altamir! So if I could tie down two thigh exercise machines (which I have so far!) it is still a good option?
You are very welcome! I think it absolutely could be a good option. Depends a lot on you, what your strengths / weaknesses are, and what you are trying to accomplish by doing it. I don't think anyone is going to say that some different angles / stimulation is a bad thing.
I could see some benefit from doing a more "leg" focused thigh pump set first (like a leg press), and then doing a more "hip" focused thigh pump set second (like a smith squat). At least for me personally I get a better isolation of quads and hamstrings on leg press, but a better "stretch" on the smith machine. So getting them super pumped up on a leg press, and then taking a smith squat deep sounds like a great combo to me.
I could also see if you have say hamstrings GREATLY lagging behind quads, I could see doing a more feet out and angled (I wouldn't do quite sumo, but something between sumo, and your normal leg press) thigh pump set first, then hamstrings, then calves. Then your normal heavy leg press then quads. or a certain leg press hits your hamstrings better, do that one first. (could also put your hamstring pump set first, followed by hamstring focused leg press, etc etc.)
To piggy back on that. Lets say on a certain leg press at the bottom of the movement you REALLY feel it in your hamstrings, top of the movement more quads. Use the same machine twice, first time do 1½ reps (½ from the bottom) to get more hamstring involvement, second go around, just try and bust out AMAP until you want to die.
Mostly the point is, if you can think of a good reason why you should be, you probably should be. And of course experiment! Try it one way, try it another way, give both a chance. See what you appear to get more from, and use that moving forward.
