Hey Guys,
Squats and Leg Extensions kill my knee (it fills up with fluid) but for some reason running is fine. I am looking for some suggestions on stuff to blast my quads without blasting my knee. I read “Joint Friendly Training” and the sled pulls sound great but I dont have any room.
I have had 3 surgeries on it so that is not an option right now. I MISS my leg traing day now that I have Surge Workout Fuel.
Any Ideas?
Thanks,
KraigY
Can you do lunges at all?? There’s quite a few variations you could try. Any idea what’s causing the knee pain??
Lunges kill me to. Not at the time but the next day? But I have hope because running is fine. I had a total reconstruction in 1988 and I have a lot of damaged cartilage and arthritis from that initial surgery. I have had several since to clean it up but it is just jacked.
[quote]KraigY wrote:
Lunges kill me to. Not at the time but the next day? But I have hope because running is fine. I had a total reconstruction in 1988 and I have a lot of damaged cartilage and arthritis from that initial surgery. I have had several since to clean it up but it is just jacked.[/quote]
What do you mean by total reconstruction?
Total knee replacement?
ACL reconstruction?
Menical repair vs meniscectomy?
Patella-femoral problems---->Lateral release?
Where is your arthritis? The back of the knee cap or knee joint proper?
Backward sled dragging.
TNT
What do you mean by total reconstruction?
Total knee replacement?
ACL reconstruction?
Menical repair vs meniscectomy?
Patella-femoral problems---->Lateral release?
Where is your arthritis? The back of the knee cap or knee joint proper?[/quote]
I severed my anterior cruciate and detached my medial collateral from the bone. In the surgery they cut off half of my knee cap.
The arthritis is in the joint.
Thanks,
KraigY
I don’t understand the cutting off of half of your knee cap. Is that from the graft? Using part of the patella tendon with bony ends?
I have arthritis in half of my knee, from the same injury (1984). Running hurts more than anything b/c of the impact loading, but I can squat.
It could be your squatting form?
Seems like running would be a bad idea. Have u considered bicycles. I hyperextended my knee on a motorcycle the hurt it while lifting. I had to start with partial bodyweight squats and very carefully ease up with the weight. Took me a year and a half to get back to what i consider good leg work. Bicycles are great for the knees.
Seriously, you should consider Power Factor training. If you have a bad joint, its the way to go.
In simplified form: you simply hold the weight in your joint’s strongest position and the weight has to be more than 100% of your one-rep max. I have bad ankle issues which makes full squats painful. So, working in the power rack (cage) load it up and simply do a 1" squat to shoulder it up, then lower the weight (above the safety pins!) until you just break full stance. You’re going for time under tension here. When you can hold a weight for one minute, time to up the weight.