Leg extension pad

[joos23]

Anyone have experience with leg extension pad? Curious if it works.

The Original HUSLA Leg Extension Add On V3.0

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[JUICEDUP3]

Interesting.. That extra range of motion would burn them up im sure!

 

[Shelby]

We used to do something like this by just putting a pad or something on the seat to elevate your butt. Same principle but $64 cheaper. Probably something we learned from John Meadows.

 

[b-boy]

We used to do something like this by just putting a pad or something on the seat to elevate your butt. Same principle but $64 cheaper. Probably something we learned from John Meadows.

Yep I got that from John

 

[buck]

My fav gym used to have a couple different sized pads that i used on different pieces of equipment. I also used rolled/folded towels when i needed to get the effects i wanted.

 

[control]

We have the Prime plate-loaded leg extension which you can adjust to go really far back to get more ROM. I think that's great for hitting the teardrop part of the quad, but I'm now sure if it's good for your knees to be doing a ton of weight like that

 

[Cinder]

So who's used it

 

[Jblack]

We have it at my gym, Iron House S&C in Nashville. The pad fits both our leg extensions pretty well. You need to secure the pad in with a small band to cut the rolling of the pad around because it appears the pad was made just for Prime Leg Extension.

I don’t know if it’s worth buying on your own considering the elevating your butt trick mentioned above, but I can say it’s not a waste of money as well.

 

[KillerStack]

I always wish you could remove the back rest to be able to lean way back for increased stretch, even if it doesn't do much for the quads it feels good. You know like those old school leg ext machines Tom Platz used to lie back on. I have sometimes folded up a rubber mat on the pad for the effect of the piece in the OP. They do say the stretched position in any exercise is the most beneficial. There was a study on calf training where one leg was exercised in the top range only and one in the bottom and the bottom was much more effective so this one influencer-trainer said he did only bottom range standing calves, no need for any seated calves either because standing trained the soleus hard too, whereas seated only trained the soleus. OTOH I remember Phil Hernon warning that the bottom range in calf training was dangerous and to only lower to where you were flat with the ground, like standing calves on the floor in the smith.

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[FuriousAngus]

I always wish you could remove the back rest to be able to lean way back for increased stretch, even if it doesn't do much for the quads it feels good. You know like those old school leg ext machines Tom Platz used to lie back on. I have sometimes folded up a rubber mat on the pad for the effect of the piece in the OP. They do say the stretched position in any exercise is the most beneficial. There was a study on calf training where one leg was exercised in the top range only and one in the bottom and the bottom was much more effective so this one influencer-trainer said he did only bottom range standing calves, no need for any seated calves either because standing trained the soleus hard too, whereas seated only trained the soleus. OTOH I remember Phil Hernon warning that the bottom range in calf training was dangerous and to only lower to where you were flat with the ground, like standing calves on the floor in the smith.

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I have flat feet and weak ankles (probably related to my flat feet) and I'd end up limping for 3-4 days everytime I did full ROM calf raises; always had a hard time growing calves due to this.

However, I have recently started doing calf raises from a flat position to a full squeeze (but not beyond) with a slightly bent knee (this made a huge difference) and then in the SAME set (once I have exhausted my reps) I would switch to full stretch to flat (again with slightly bent knees) and this seems to not hurt my ankles at all. Full ROM fucks my ankles up, but doing it either the way you posted or how Phil recommends doing them doesn't.

I can finally grow those boys.

 

[massephase]

I mean you can use just about anything for this. A yoga mat or a folded towel, I wouldn't spend extra money on a dedicated leg extension pad. Most gyms I've been to have some kind of foam block or mat that I use.

That said, I won't use a leg extension that doesn't allow a full stretch without modifying it this way because it doesn't feel right

 

[KillerStack]

I have flat feet and weak ankles (probably related to my flat feet) and I'd end up limping for 3-4 days everytime I did full ROM calf raises; always had a hard time growing calves due to this.

However, I have recently started doing calf raises from a flat position to a full squeeze (but not beyond) with a slightly bent knee (this made a huge difference) and then in the SAME set (once I have exhausted my reps) I would switch to full stretch to flat (again with slightly bent knees) and this seems to not hurt my ankles at all. Full ROM fucks my ankles up, but doing it either the way you posted or how Phil recommends doing them doesn't.

I can finally grow those boys.

I think Phil said full stretch messed up the foot valve, so when I read that way back when I did calves on the floor in the smith. Regarding bending the knees, I don't know if a slight bend takes away from gastroc stimulation but I try to keep as straight as possible, bending a bit does make me stronger. Some research indicated seated calves grew the calves hardly at all as opposed to standing, plus standing trained the soleus hard anyway so some said no reason to do any seated. Lately I use the donkey machine, little unnecessary spine loading.

Calves are unfortunately so damn genetic, I hardly have any despite everything. Still I dedicate a few "honest" sets a week to them. By honest I mean I standardize my reps so they are all the same and keep track of load and reps. One way to increase size a bit is to gain weight, any weight, but that's stupid. I've been obsessed with deadlifting my whole life and being neurologically strong in the calves seemed to boost deadlifting strength as the calves work with the hams so I do a couple of low rep heavy sets of calves at the end of my deadlifting.

 

[Flex500]

Anyone have experience with leg extension pad? Curious if it works.

The Original HUSLA Leg Extension Add On V3.0

We’re always looking to innovate and build upon ideas and processes to help provide better results when hitting the gym. That's why we created the HUSLA Leg Extension Add On.

huslalifting.com

That version does work a little better but you can also buy a 2-4" think foam pad on amazon for $20-$30. They are often called "balance pads". Works great. Also learned this from meadows.