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Training legs w/bad knees
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Box squats have been a Godsend for my knees...when they are done properly...
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Drunken_Weasel
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yay, now i dont feel like im the only one on this board that doesnt understand how to do these things.. oh well.. i got that Encyclopedia to bodybuilding (by arnold) coming in the mail. maybe it will help me 
It really depends on why your knees are 'bad'
Any time I do any sort of leg movement (squats and leg curls, specifically) my left knee 'pops.' No known cause, it's just always been that way. Doesn't hurt, doesn't seem to affect anything..
More recently I've had a dull ache in both knees, from trying to deadlift too much. ( who, me?
) I won't make that mistake again.
Both of my knee problems are pains in the ass, but neither is serious. I full squat and deadlift without problems. (unless you consider people telling you full squats will destroy your knees a problem!)
So really, it depends on your specific knees and their problems. There's undoubtedly a resource to help you, somewhere or another.
Any time I do any sort of leg movement (squats and leg curls, specifically) my left knee 'pops.' No known cause, it's just always been that way. Doesn't hurt, doesn't seem to affect anything..
More recently I've had a dull ache in both knees, from trying to deadlift too much. ( who, me?
) I won't make that mistake again.Both of my knee problems are pains in the ass, but neither is serious. I full squat and deadlift without problems. (unless you consider people telling you full squats will destroy your knees a problem!)
So really, it depends on your specific knees and their problems. There's undoubtedly a resource to help you, somewhere or another.
Drunken_Weasel
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my right knee crackles if theres any weight on it at all (even just stairs) it doesnt hurt at all.. at any time though.. but it is quite noticable.. but have never had it checked out at a doctor because it doesnt hurt .. even when doing squats..
coolcolj
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try beefing up your VMO first and see if that doesn't fix your knee pain problem. In most people the VMO is weak and thus causes the patella to not track properly causing pain.
The VMO atropy faster than the othe quad muscles when you layoff, so hense the lack of balance when you return to training. Also why when you start training, one should do stepups and split squats to strengthen the VMO before doing squats.
Doing box squats and PL squats will just amke the problem worst, since your VMO will just about shrink
The VMO atropy faster than the othe quad muscles when you layoff, so hense the lack of balance when you return to training. Also why when you start training, one should do stepups and split squats to strengthen the VMO before doing squats.
Doing box squats and PL squats will just amke the problem worst, since your VMO will just about shrink
CoolColJ said:
That probably isn't accurate advice...not completely true. Box squats have been a Godsend to my knees for sure...
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