apparently i can NEVER do leg extensions again. i was talking to my knee surgeon and my physio and they both said
"leg extensions are really hard on the knee, and when you have a hamstring graft inside your knee, not the real ACL, they pose an even greater threat so never to leg extensions. Ever."
so im wondering what a good exercise would be to replace them, if there is one, when my legs are recovered enough to work them out again (pretty soon hopefully).
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10-17-2010, 01:33 PM #1
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replacement for leg extensions???
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10-17-2010, 01:57 PM #2
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A lot of people will argue that leg extensions arent that good of a movement anyways. If you bang out your squats, leg presses, lunges or step ups, etc, leg extensions arent necessary IMO.
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When you perform a leg extension, the major lower-leg bone, the tibia, slides forward. That stretches an important ligament in the knee, the anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL.
Biomechanics research on the knee has demonstrated that during the squat and leg press, the tibia slides backward. That reduces the stress on the ACL.
Another problem with the leg extension is that it maximally stresses the cartilage on the back of the patella, a.k.a. kneecap, at its thinnest area. The cartilage is not uniform in thickness. It’s thinnest at the top and bottom of the patella and thickest near the middle. Maximal pressure at the thinnest part of the cartilage can damage or crack it.
Squats are often called “physiologic flexion” by biomechanists. When you perform a squat, the maximal stress lines up with the thickest area of cartilage on the patella. Human beings were clearly designed to do that.My Gym is my Church, My Sweat is my Prayers, My Strength is my Salvation, I Am Animal.
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10-18-2010, 11:34 AM #18
Nothing more direct or classic for quad work than leg extensions. If one is looking to increase both mass and detail in that region, no better exercise exists. Yes that includes, squats and lunges which spread the forces over the quads, glutes, lower back, hams, and calves. The biggest problem is people use too much weight and create undue stress in the knees.
My 3 1/2 cents.
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10-18-2010, 11:54 AM #19
This.
What are you gonna do when someone gives you a really good case to do [whatever] in place of extensions, and then you blow out your knee for real and have trouble walking the rest of your life?
Talk to a sports medicine doctor. Even if it costs $300 for the consultation. It's better than a $10,000 medical bill and the cost of crutches or a wheelchair for the rest of your life.
I don't care if someone here has exactly the same procedure as you. Or the person here says they majored in physiotherapy or is a "doctor."
If you want to know the best way to ice down a sore arm, or how to stop a nosebleed, maybe take the advice of people on the internet. I would be very, very, very, very reluctant to take advice on what to do in your situation. [except the advice to go see a doctor, of course.]--There are no stupid questions, just stupid people.
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