I heard somewhere that leg extensions are really bad for your knees and put huge "shear forces" on the joint. Is this true?
I want to work my legs hard but preserve my knees at the same time. Can you guys recommend some good exercises?
thanks
Mark
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12-24-2003, 03:29 PM #1
Leg exercises that are bad for you knees
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12-24-2003, 03:32 PM #2Train smarter not harder
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just stick w/ heavy squatting movements (front, back, box, chain, overhand); all you need for legs
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12-24-2003, 06:03 PM #3Sleepy moderator
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stick with compounds.... leg extensions can damage your kneees... i saw my friend rip his knee ligaments...
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12-24-2003, 06:04 PM #4Motivator
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Not that I do them but.
I have actually heard that leg extensions are the only excersize where you can lock your knees.The Iron never lies to you. You can walk outside and hear all kinds of talk, get told that you're a god or a total bastard. The Iron will always kick you the real deal. The Iron is the great reference point, the all-knowing perspective giver. Always there like a beacon in the pitch black. I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds. ~Henry Rollins
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12-24-2003, 08:22 PM #5
Thanks for all the advice guys. Can you list some specific exercises that I should use?
Mark
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12-24-2003, 08:51 PM #6Train smarter not harder
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Originally posted by mark26
Thanks for all the advice guys. Can you list some specific exercises that I should use?
MarkOriginally posted by amusclehead
just stick w/ heavy squatting movements (front, back, box, chain, overhand); all you need for legsBooo
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12-24-2003, 09:19 PM #7The Texan
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You shoudl lock your knees out on every leg exercise.Originally posted by ReSpAwN DeMoN
Not that I do them but.
I have actually heard that leg extensions are the only excersize where you can lock your knees.
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12-24-2003, 09:33 PM #8
hmmm, squats only. That is something new to me. But I am sure it works, I will give it a shot.
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12-24-2003, 09:37 PM #9Registered User
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i have bad knee's, i can do squats and legpresses with a heavy weight and i dont feel any discomfort. As soon as i do leg extensions my knees start to hurt and stay sore for a few days afterwards. I have stopped doing them, i do lunges instead..
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