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 Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2002 10:47 am Post subject: Thigh and Knee Strength |
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Half-squats with heels slightly raised, and weight workouts on a leg-extension/leg curl machine.
Use approximately twice the weight for extension as you use for curls. Mike www.training2run.com |
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I would say that I prefer step ups to lunges because I don't like the way the knee is stressed in the back leg on lunges. Also with step ups you can control the height of the bench you are stepping up on. The higher the elevation the more you will work the upper hamstring where it ties into the glute. Using dumbells in each hand gives you pretty good balance.
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Lunges get more inner thigh and hip involvement, but sensitive knees may be overly stressed. Go with what works for you and try to mix things up as much as possible.
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| I would comment that with a decent bench you will get plenty of hip and inner thigh involvement. |
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Decent meaning high enough?
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| Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2002 7:32 am Post subject: Inner Thighs |
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Most well equipped gyms will have a machine especially designed for working the inner thigh - but be carefully, you can really hurt yourself.
Pulling an inner-thigh muscle is no fun.
No gym? At home, you can wad up a thick towel, place it between your knees, and squeeze, on and off, on and off, endlessly.
Personally, I find that high-rep squats get the entire upper leg, in and out. Mad Dog Mike www.training2run.com |
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I really dislike squats for the pressures they put on the knees and the danger to all areas of the back and neck if proper form is not maintained, which is the case with many people. I don't think there's a weight exercise that is more dependent on proper form...
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| Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2002 8:18 am Post subject: Free Squats |
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I absolutely agree with you, and I never perform squats with a weighted barbell.
The exercise I suggest, and do myself, are free-squats (no weight), so there isn't any pressure on the neck or back.
They are also 1/2 squates, heels slightly elevated, so the don't hurt the knee. Mad Dog Mike www.training2run.com |
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