Re:Raising the American Weakling
by rusk on Tuesday February 14, 2017 @04:12AM
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I'd love to, but my knees are banjaxed. Making do with leg press, bench and other compound exercises with heavy weights. If you can't squat, deadlift etc. for whatever reason just lifting heavy weights (free weights if at all possible) is the next best thing.
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OT but I'd never come across the term "banjaxed" before. Thank you for introducing this to my vocabulary. I can't wait for my first meeting of the day today!
Re:Raising the American Weakling
by omginternets on Tuesday February 14, 2017 @09:53AM
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Deadlifting with proper form should not tax your knees. It's certainly gentler than a leg-press...
Deadlifting maybe now that I think of it would in theory be okay, but my physio has me on a course of isolation exercises and has advised against complex compound movements because we're trying to correct muscle activation patterns. Leg press isnt ideal but it's a good way to develop the glutes without introducing too much lateral force. My particular issue is a badly eroded knee-cap which tends to float about a bit. The specialist I've seen has described it as advanced arthritis but I'm fairly sure it's not - just the effect of years of road running with poor form and injury. Going by the MRI scan it's about half the size it should be. Not a question of 'if' I need a knee replacement but when ...
Anyway, no more running for me, and as much as I dislike spending time in the gym a short burst of heavy weights a few times a week really is a great tonic!
Re:Raising the American Weakling
by omginternets on Tuesday February 14, 2017 @12:17PM
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>just the effect of years of road running with poor form and injury
If I had a dime for each time I heard this... :(
I wish you a speedy recovery!
Re:Raising the American Weakling
by jschwartzi on Tuesday February 14, 2017 @08:46AM
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try straight-leg deadlifts. As a bonus they're a great hamstring stretch.