i am 13 years old , 102 pounds, does squatting excercise the upper body?is squatting better than leg pressing?if squatting works the upper body should i do it because i work the upper body on other days?will squatting or leg pressing make me stronger in my legsi have never squattedi leg press 150 pounds 12 repsplease don't tell me i'm to young to weight lifti want to know which excercise makes my legs strongerdoes leg pressing work the hamstrings as a major muscle and what muscles do both of the excersises work?
im pretty sure squating is all with your legs.. imagine a dog in the backyard :) wait... scratch that. that's just gross. squating and leg pressing work different muscles in your legs.. neither one is better than the other.. it just helps a different area. squats are DEFINITELY going to help your quads and glutes and leg presses work basically the quads, glutes, and your hamstring. 13 years old is not too young. You're just ahead of the power curve! Good luck reaching success! : )
hey bro. squating primarily targets lower body in the quads and glutes. leg press primarily focuses on just quads only. both work just fine, and for a beginer i would recomend you doing leg press first to get the feel for it, and once your ready start squating, but remember when you squat use perfect form. good luck with you goals and have fun
The squat is an excellent exercise, but I would always recommend the leg press or hack squat for their safty. I use the hack squat myself, never try to squat without a spotter.
