Leg days

[treat65]

What kind of lifts do you guys do on leg days? I have a bad right knee and want to limit the amount of tension I could get from heavy squats, do you recommend some other alternatives to get really good strengthening and gains in my legs?

 

[gorehawg]

Does your knee hurt more when pulling or pushing? If both then work on your calves and mix in Romain dead lifts. Again need to know how it hurts.


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[SteveMobsterG]

What kind of lifts do you guys do on leg days? I have a bad right knee and want to limit the amount of tension I could get from heavy squats, do you recommend some other alternatives to get really good strengthening and gains in my legs?

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[RoySimpson]

Get you knee checked out or get in the pool to try and strengthen the area that is weak and causing pain. You have to address the problem first if you expect to put tension on it problem will always stay.

 

[stevesmi]

you don't need to lift 'heavy squats' to develop legs. i see so many guys going heavy on the squat and are using horrible form. whats the point?

if your knee is in bad shape you need to lay off for a bit. then slowly get back to it. try front squats where you can't go heavy and you are forced to use proper form

 

[MasonicBodybuilder]

I would get the knee taken care of first. Don't try to work around it or push through any pain.

 

[muskate]

Try warming up your hamstrings and glutes really well before squatting. Most people with knee pain have really weak/tight hamstrings.

Squats are often thought of as a knee dominant exercise but that's completely untrue. They are actually a hip/glute dominant exercise