Gday guys,

Was just wondering if anyone thought compression bandages were any good?

I find if i try and do leg workouts i often dont lift very heavy as my right knee is always in pain :/

This is not good as its not giving me the big quads i desire.

Any tips on not getting knee pain let me know!

Cheers,

Dave

     

How much weight you usually use for legs (Squats,leg press ....) and tell me how you’re warming up?

     

Only squating with about 60kgs, and greater than 150kg on the leg press when i feel the knee pain, i generally just do stretching before a leg session, would u recommend maybe doing a run or something to get blood flowing into the muscles more?

     

i get the same pain to on the knee when i go heavy on squats. just get some knee supporters like this and you will be fine.http://www.fightingfitgear.com.au/127-223-large/knee-pads.jpg

     

OZY - 24 July 2012 01:36 AM

Only squating with about 60kgs, and greater than 150kg on the leg press when i feel the knee pain, i generally just do stretching before a leg session, would u recommend maybe doing a run or something to get blood flowing into the muscles more?

If its serious i suggest you to went to the doctor!
60kg squats isn’t serious weight to get injured because of it,,what about leg press,maybe you going down too much!
Maybe the problem is,that your exercise form is not proper,or you’re starting your leg workout without proper warm up.Squats as far as can be useful,so and harmful,You must have 100% great technique,search in youtube.What about Leg Press,you can go down maximum until your knees does not pass from toes.If you’re doing Powerlifting,you warm up should be 20% 12reps,35% 6reps,50% 2reps,75% 2rep from your 1 REP MAX (1RM =weight you’re using X max rep you able to do X 0.033 +  weight you’re using).I do 150kg Squats and 400+ Leg Press without knee bents.

     

Be sure to push the knees out on squats. Nothing complicated, just try to push them out to activate glutes and hamstrings.

     

OZY - 23 July 2012 01:14 PM

Gday guys,

Was just wondering if anyone thought compression bandages were any good?

I find if i try and do leg workouts i often dont lift very heavy as my right knee is always in pain :/

This is not good as its not giving me the big quads i desire.

Any tips on not getting knee pain let me know!

Cheers,

Dave

I would recomend some time with hight rep squats and orther leg exercises. I minimum of 12, but also 15-20 rep - that will help strenghten your joints. Be carefull with leg extencions - use a low weight and high rep combined with short brakes. If you do this exercise with heawy weights you put a lot of strain on your joints.

And do you train the back side of your leg? If you have a weakpoint there it could be the cause of your problem. Would recoment you doing straight leg deadlifts and leg curls it you don´t already do them.

And offcourse - do a proper warmup!

- Hans

     

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