[Xstres]

Which is first to start with Strength training/machines?

I go to the gym to retain lost muscles because of muscle atrophy, I follow my therapist instructions, got some strength exercises to do for my legs and leg extension on the same day. Which is better to start with the leg extension then the exercises or the other way around?

Exercises: step-down, step-ups, lateral step-ups, wall squats.

 

[TopNotch]

My personal preference is to do bodyweight exercises first and then use machines. Especially if you're doing rehab. I think it can be easy to do too much on a machine and then have no strength left for the bodyweight exercises, so I'd say to do your steps and squats first and then, with whatever strength you've got left, end with the extensions. But really I think it's just a matter of preferences.