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Old 08-24-2009, 03:45 PM   #452
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Originally Posted by NoWorries View Post
If I remember correctly the leg press (being a machine), will also only work the larger muscles (may also not be full range of motion which is important) and not any core or stabilizing muscles, leading to muscle imbalances which will usually lead to injuries as well.
Well, you obviously won't work the stabilizer muscles, nor will you get any kind of core movement, considering the machine does that for you.

I think Coach loves to bash the leg press so much because of all the people that think they're strong because they can leg press 2,000#.
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