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Originally Posted by WalkingDysfunction
no....they really don't. The movement patterns for machine exercises and a freeweight squat are different....add in the fact that you never get full hip extension and stabilization demand in a leg press, machine exercises are useless for a functional squat.
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Just so we're clear here...you're telling me that increased force-producing potential, increased strength-endurance, and overall increased cross-sectional area of a contributing muscle/muscle group won't contribute at all to a compound exercise?
Think before you answer.
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Volleyball and tennis are power exercises.....squats, DL's, hang cleans, push press, rotational medicine ball throws, etc. are good exercises for these sports. Russian twists with a medicine ball, moutain climbers, light weight training and crunches on a stability ball while neglecting all lower extremity lifts are not sport specific.
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Do you understand the difference between general development and specific development?
PS - just to clarify, I'm not busting your balls here. I'm trying to clarify and expand on the discussion.