What's a typical strength ratio between the hamstrings and quadriceps? I'm reading online 70-80 to 100% and 50-80 to 100% to be normal.I'm curious because I'm a Rippetoe disciple and do lots of SQUATZ and deadlifts. My faggy roomate took me to the gym to do a "real" workout, involving (lol) hamstring curlz and leg extensions on the machines. Well, I knocked out eight reps of 120 lbs on the hamstring curl and eight reps of 150 lbs on the leg extension, so my ratio is 80%.It's kind of disturbing, I thought they would be able to lift equal amounts of weight, if not the hamstrings being able to do more. Is my disturbia justified or silly?
that machien is horrible for you
HAMSTRING CURLS AWW YEAHhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLZl_hE3MeQ
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>>430173I'm so glad that doesn't go on at my gym. Raep would begin.
>>430266Look at her arms. She'd probably kick your ass
>>430271And I'd probably enjoy it.
jesus christ what the FUCK look at this dude's videos. he's always wearing these tight pants focusing the camera on his legs while doing leg curls and silently grunting. you can see his penis through the pants as well.http://www.youtube.com/user/hotworkoutbody
>>431232All the vids in his favorites are of girls wearing spandex
SPANDEX! SPANDEX!
>"real" workout, involving (lol) hamstring curlz and leg extensions on the machines.Kick your roommate in the teeth.Now
I rep 250 for hamstring curls and 160 on leg extensions. That's 64% ratio, I guess it's healthy. I'm about max on the damn hamstring machine though.
>>431582250 on a hamstring curl? Gatdamn! Anyways, I believe how the ratio is set up is H:Q, so your hamstring strength wouldn't be 64% of your quadriceps strength, it would be 156.25% of it.
What is hamstring curl? What is leg extension?I KNOW ONLY SQUATZ AND DEADLIFTZ
>>431582I call BS on that hamstring curl. You'd look like a mutant