knees suck!
Squats, lunges, SB pushups kill me> It's gotten better since I started to really work from the core, but they still ache. After bike riding, they ache. It's not enough pain to make me stop, but annoying.
I do as much stabilization as I can, i.e. one-leg upright rows w/ deadlift because I've heard that is supposed to help weak knees. Does anyone know of any other things I can do?
BTW, sometimes they grind like breakpads, so gross.
Grinding Knees
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I've heard that Glucosamine may help, I'm a bit of a sceptic when it comes to supplements, mainly I guess because I don't know much about them. Overall, I am trying to improve lower body strength. I used to have very weak ankles, knees and hips because I trashed them from ski jumps and being generally stupid on the snow.
I'm finding that squats are helping, but it's a slow process. I'll look into the Glucosamine, so you have any suggestions for exercises?
merci buckets, Diana
I'm finding that squats are helping, but it's a slow process. I'll look into the Glucosamine, so you have any suggestions for exercises?
merci buckets, Diana
One thing that might help though is doing Cardio on an exercise Bike.
Any Cardio on things like Steppers, Treadmills, Elipticals etc etc, will potentially put weight and stress on the Knees, because the Knees would be bearing a lot of the upper Leg and upper body weight, so any Knee problems could make how that normally feels more intolerable, when you do Cardio, as opposed to just walking down the street.
Also, I would avoid rowing machines, as the way they work the Knees could cause a problem, as the Knees tend to bend quite a lot, when you've moved closest to the Machine.
Exercise Bikes will utilise probably the least amount of Patella, and Patella Tendon movement I would think, and also take the majority of your body weight off the Knees and channel it into the seat or saddle.
Also I would suggest if you do Squats, try using a 10-2 position to take some emphasis away from the Knees, and possibly consider using Knee Wraps, they may help too.
Any Cardio on things like Steppers, Treadmills, Elipticals etc etc, will potentially put weight and stress on the Knees, because the Knees would be bearing a lot of the upper Leg and upper body weight, so any Knee problems could make how that normally feels more intolerable, when you do Cardio, as opposed to just walking down the street.
Also, I would avoid rowing machines, as the way they work the Knees could cause a problem, as the Knees tend to bend quite a lot, when you've moved closest to the Machine.
Exercise Bikes will utilise probably the least amount of Patella, and Patella Tendon movement I would think, and also take the majority of your body weight off the Knees and channel it into the seat or saddle.
Also I would suggest if you do Squats, try using a 10-2 position to take some emphasis away from the Knees, and possibly consider using Knee Wraps, they may help too.
Thanks! What's a knee wrap?
I do cycle a lot, but outside on a real bike. I cannot do cardio indoors from May to Nov., last year I stretched it to Jan, with global warming and all.
I have an ellipitical, but it does not have a adjustable cross ramp so I get no pain in the knees from that. Too bad I can't ride it down the street
When you say 10 and 2, you mean the the foot postioning, more of a wider stance? I do find that easier than narrow stance squats.
Do stabilization exercises help? I've been practicing pistol squats (bodyweight only, they are hard) and if I do it slow, I get no pain. Well, maybe a little, and I am not at the full bottom position yet, about halfway.
I like those exercises, it's like being in the circus.
I do cycle a lot, but outside on a real bike. I cannot do cardio indoors from May to Nov., last year I stretched it to Jan, with global warming and all.
I have an ellipitical, but it does not have a adjustable cross ramp so I get no pain in the knees from that. Too bad I can't ride it down the street
When you say 10 and 2, you mean the the foot postioning, more of a wider stance? I do find that easier than narrow stance squats.
Do stabilization exercises help? I've been practicing pistol squats (bodyweight only, they are hard) and if I do it slow, I get no pain. Well, maybe a little, and I am not at the full bottom position yet, about halfway.
I like those exercises, it's like being in the circus.
Yes 10-2 means foot position.
A Knee wrap is commonly used by Powerlifters and I think Kickboxers, etc etc, as they provide a bit more support, and comfort the Knees.
Same kind of principle as the oens Boxers use. They Commonly are just long-ish bits of material a few inches wide, that you wrap around the Kneed kind of like a bandage.
A Knee wrap is commonly used by Powerlifters and I think Kickboxers, etc etc, as they provide a bit more support, and comfort the Knees.
Same kind of principle as the oens Boxers use. They Commonly are just long-ish bits of material a few inches wide, that you wrap around the Kneed kind of like a bandage.