Seal Training & My Knee

[Legion Kreinak]

Two things here...

One, the seal training workout, which many of you have probably seen, consits of pushups, situps, lotsa running, pullups, and swimming. Dips come in later too. Now, where does leg work come in? Do quads get worked running? It feels more like calves only... My question here was, should I take out my squats and heel raises and just do the running or is that not adequate to build a fit body and have strong legs?

Second is, my right knee has been bothering me the day after doing squats. I do them right, maybe slightly past shoulder with, toes forward, knees never going over, straight back for the most part. Then the next day I go on the exercise bike and sometimes it cramps up and I snap it forward (like cracking knuckles) and it feels better for a lil'. It doesn't bother me when I walk or anything, only if I try to do squats again or ride the bike. Because of this should I maybe just do running in place of cycling and squats for my workout routine?

 

[Legion Kreinak]

Bump, important, someone help...

 

[Legion Kreinak]

B-Bump! =P

 

[b fold the truth]

Give me a bit to think...

B True

 

[Legion Kreinak]

Alright, thanks.

 

[coolcolj]

tendons and ligaments require recovery too - rest up

 

[Legion Kreinak]

You think it could just be something minor that needs rest? I sure hope so. ^^;

 

[DrBones]

My knees crack when I do squats too..
I toar cartelage in mine a few years back though.. so that explains mine...
No pain though.. just a popping sound.. my doc says its fine... so I just ignore it...
Thanks
Ryan

 

[Legion Kreinak]

So... what do I do?

 

[coolcolj]

nothing - its just plucking of the tendons and ligaments

My elbows click, so does my back - rather annoying when doing tricep exercises and presses

as long as it does not hurt then don't worry.
It will become more frequent as your tendons and ligaments enlarge due to weight training and or stress

 

[JDarty6173]

Yeah...I have the same issues with my elbows, especially on extensions of any sorts... But I do notice its not as bad if the area is thoroughly warmed up before any heavy movements... So I might do 2 sets of 30 on pressdowns first and even wear elbow wraps...

 

[tsarleon]

as i recall, seal training starts off at abour 2 miles a day. few days a week and progresses from there. The warning order is pretty intense in the later weeks. Perhaps heavy squats in combination with running, swimming, and just overall fatigue of the body is taken its toll. Id say focus on the SEAL primarily, perhaps you can add some extra calestheitics, maybe some weight less squats, frog hopping, extra sprints etc. Stick with the SEAL training, after the 16 weeks, do whatever. week 16 i think is like 20 sets of 20 pushups, 20 sets of 20 situps, 6 sets 10 pullups, then like 20 sets 20 dips MWF. Running is like 6 miles 6 days a week. swimming is like 6 days a week 75 minutes a day. Forget about squatting. I guess it all depends on what you want to do. Maybe just think about how much time you have on your hands, work, school etc. Personally I have only done till week 7 i think. I was feeling good, getting bigger and more defined, granted you will not reach great mass with this program. But you will be cut and your endurance will be awesome. just depends on your priorities. For me i would like to take it to the weights, new to the weights for the most part, wouild like to give that a try. wanna be big.

 

[PolishHammer1977]

Rice Krispies

I get some snap, crackle, pop in both of my knees when doing squats too. A couple team doctors overseas told me that it was tiny air pockets forming inside the joint itself due to stress. I always went by a simple rule. If it doesnt hurt, it can make any sound it likes. As athletes, were all gonna hear some interesting shit in our bodies.