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Squat myths
It's a myth that, when squatting, your knees shouldn't go past your toes.
It's also a myth that you should stop the squat when your thighs are parallel to the floor. Stopping halfway down actually creates a shearing force on your knee, which can lead to problems over time. There are some articles posted in this thread which are very informative: http://www.oxygenmag.net/showthread.php?t=36429 |
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Another great non-squat quad strengthener is bridge. This was another important exercise in physical therapy for me, especially since it taught me to keep my legs from wobbling while going through the range of motion and to focus attention on engaging all of my quadriceps.
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In the last few months, I've been doing the Fitness Fix DVDs (Int & Adv, mostly Int) about twice a week, and my knees have NEVER felt this good. Even when I thought they were doing really well the last few years (I'm 38, in my mid-20s I was sure I was on my way to knee replacement. Serious chondromalacia.) I think it's the hip adductor work, and the glute and hamstring stuff. In particular, the hamstring curls that are essentially starting in bridge with your feet on the ball, then straightening and bending your legs without dropping your hips (or, in my case, waiting as long as possible before dropping my hips. ). I think a lot of my knee pain was the result of an imbalance between my quads (too strong) and hamstrings/glutes (too weak). I think that 1/4 squats might cause shearing on the knee--if your quads are doing all of the work. Squats feel completely different to me now (I also notice a difference when I'm careful to brace my core, too, btw), and while it used to feel like there could have been some shearing, but it doesn't feel that way now.
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