leg extensions . . . do they make you sore?

[alfresco]

Before you laugh at this question, please take a moment
to read this post.

I'm not a big fan of leg extensions. When exercising
my legs, I prefer compound movements.

But one thing I have noticed, is that when I have
performed leg extensions (which is infrequently and usually
only to warm up my knee joints; never heavy or with a
explosive movement) they do not make me sore. It is about
the only exercise I can recall ever having performed that does
not induce muscular soreness.

The only way to know for sure to try this . . . after a week
or two layoff, do leg extensions; nothing else for your legs.

Do as many sets and reps as you like. Do forced reps, negatives,
rest pause, super slow. Do them, until you can't walk, I don't care.
Do anything you want as long it is the only exercise you do for
your legs. (Yes, I have done this.)

And then tell us if you get sore. I doubt if you will.

Tired and fatigued the next day: yes. Muscular soreness: no.

Your personal experiences or opinions?

 

[Bammy]

Funny, I usualy only get sore when I do leg extensions. Squats just dont hit the quad directly enough to tear it up like extensions do. But I like to do them with drop sets, starting very heavy, dropping maybe twice till the weight is pretty light and Im putting a lot of emphasis on the contraction.

Just goes to show you people are all different.

 

[dya]

Yeah,they do make me sore.I never do them heavy anymore.Not since i saw my Training partner pop his kneecap off doing them ! I do 4 light sets before Smith Machine Squats and Leg Presses.I squeezed in a quick leg workout on the last day of my vacation,and just did 10 sets of extentions.Legs where sore the next day....

 

[QCR]

I do them after im done with squats. 10,10, 2, 20

One set of 10 reps, heavy weight.
Another set of 10 reps, heavy weight,

Heaviest you can get for 2 reps, strip the weight and bang out 20.

 

[alfresco]

OCR, dya

How do you you know it's the leg extensions
that are making you sore if you do them in
combination with other leg exercises?

Just a thought . . .