I never know whether he's telling me the right weight or not. He just sets it at what he thinks I should be doing, and tries to take away from me the self-restricting idea of what I can and cannot do.
When I push, you can see that my legs are not always held rigid. This is only month 6 of working here. Much of what had gone previously was preoccupied with adjusting my mental state - stopping the lows and dealing with other issues. And building up initial tension was a big thing.
I hated the leg press before my accident and I have done ever since, but it has helped me a lot. The severe energy that goes into pushing really activates the legs, and is often a good thing before Hratch works with the electric pads and pen. He gets more reaction from them when the legs have been working than when they come in cold.