jgoycoolea
Cathlete
Can you please explain to me why it is safe or acceptable to do leg presses on a high step but it is not recommended to do stepping on a platform higher than 8 inches?
Thanks,
Jeanne
Thanks,
Jeanne
high step/stepping
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Stebby
Cathlete
When you do leg presses on a high step, you are doing them in a slow and controlled fashion with relatively few reps. There are not enough reps to give yourself an overuse injury and you aren't crash-landing when you come down because of the slow speed.
When you are doing stepping (I assume you mean step aerobics) you are going quickly and doing many reps. It is easy to injure yourself through stepping off the step too hard (calf or knee injuries - over 8 inches is a long way down and a lot of jarring on your body) or the continuous contracting of the hip flexors as you step up. Not to mention, as you start to get fatigued, it's easier to trip or otherwise get sloppy on your technique. A lower height step mitigates this quite a bit.
Stebby
When you are doing stepping (I assume you mean step aerobics) you are going quickly and doing many reps. It is easy to injure yourself through stepping off the step too hard (calf or knee injuries - over 8 inches is a long way down and a lot of jarring on your body) or the continuous contracting of the hip flexors as you step up. Not to mention, as you start to get fatigued, it's easier to trip or otherwise get sloppy on your technique. A lower height step mitigates this quite a bit.
Stebby
jgoycoolea
Cathlete
With a little tilt and nod of the head... Ok, this seems a pretty good argument. I've never thought about the issue of being one of the knee stepping OFF the step and experiencing jarring. Go figure, after 20 years of stepping. Thanks!