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Originally Posted by SmellyOrc  I hope you didn't do leg presses and... whatever sissy exercises again? If you did... we really need to talk. |
I basically use the exercises from the book
Power Factor Training, which include a mixture of compound and isolation exercises, although I don't currently use their overall training approach. I typically do a split routine with alternating lower body and upper body workouts. The leg press in particular has worked well for me, and I often do toe presses on the same machine. I find this more effective than squats, and many say the leg press is less injury-prone too, especially on the lower back.
I realize there are many different training methodologies out there, but what I'm currently doing has been effective at increasing my strength, at least when I train consistently. As I mentioned in the blog, I took several months off of weight training and how only been back into it since mid-December. I still have a little ways to go to return to my previous peak levels on each exercise, but I expect I'll be there within another 2-4 weeks at the current rate of improvement.
I'm always open to new ideas in this area, so feel free to post suggestions or PM me if you'd like. I often experiment with different types of workouts for 30-90 days to see if I notice any difference.