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Killer Leg Workout (EVEN WITH SORE KNEES)

Killer Leg Workout (EVEN WITH SORE KNEES)

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Leg workouts can be downright crippling if you attempt them with bad knees. That doesn't mean you should be skipping leg day though! If you want to have any shot at keeping your legs strong you've got to learn to train around discomfort without having to fight through it. In this video, I show you the exact leg workout I do (quads and hamstrings) that allows me to keep training my legs and build strength without sacrificing my ability to walk! This leg workout contains carefully selected leg exercises that help you overload your muscles without damaging your joints. All of the leg exercises in this workout are closed chain and functional. There is a high degree of athletic carryover with each of the movements. Great care is taken to keep the force shifting down and back as opposed to down and forward to make sure that the knee joint doesn't take on unnecessary strain and stress. That said, this killer leg workout focuses on performing controlled squats. Whether they be isometric or pause variations, the key is to be in control of the rep on each and every one. The weight can be added, once and only once you have complete control over the weight you are squatting. We move onto reverse lunges with a barbell. This exercise can be loaded up pretty heavy without the repercussions associated with normal front knee lunges. The stress is taken off of the patellar tendon with the backwards movement of the leg. Next up is the DB Bulgarian split squat performed with an accelerative component. You can maximize the work on the quads and hamstrings and make it even more explosive by immediately dropping into a bodyweight version of this after reaching failure. Finally, the hamstrings are hit with the closed chain physioball glute ham raise and the barbell hip thrusters. Two excellent ways to build your hamstring strength while still keeping a healthy respect for your knees. If you want to start training like an athlete and build explosive muscle from head to toe, be sure to head to and get over 15 unique leg workouts designed to help you build ripped, athletic, powerful legs
Date: 2022-04-22

Comments and reviews: 10


I have perhaps a unique set of problems that makes leg training difficult:
1) Previously ruptured lumbar/thoracic disk that has been successfully repaired but which must be considered.
2) Both hips resurfaced which gives minor leg length differences which leads to.
3) sore patelic tendon in right knee due to either leg length difference and/or weak medial glute.
4) residual left calf atrophie due to consequences of #1 on this list.
I had very good leg/back strength in my youth (685 full squat and 685 dead lift, and I have no disillusion of ever approaching that again, but I want strong reactive legs to let me work outside on my land, play with my kids and grandkids, and safely ride my motorcycle. I've been doing lunges and split squats, but what else can I do?

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How to train legs if i have varicose veins on my leg? A doctor told me that i must stop training, when i told her how much i squat =. It-s been little over a year now when i discovered varicose veins and visited a doctor. Stopped training a month ago september 2016 ( personal life problems )
I want to know is there any other way to train legs if you have varicose veins?
My typical leg routine 3 sets 10-12 reps( i do every muscle group twice a week )
#1 Squat, Stiff leg with barbell, Leg Extensions, Leg curls, Lunges, Calf raises standing / seated
#2 Front Squat, Stiff leg with dumbbells, Leg press, Leg Extensions, Leg curls, Lunges, Leg press Calf raises, Seated calf raises.
Thanks in advance for guidance!

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Hi, I would be very thankful if you could help me. I'm a handball player and I tore my ACL, did surgery it went in may and started my therapy. But the problem is that in my country the conditions for workouts for this big of an injury are very poor. Would you be willing to give me some exercises or tip on what to do, because i want to go back to playing handball. I think that i have about somwhere inbetween 50%-70% muscle atrophy on my left quad. Thank you out front.
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WOW, the first 3 go directly against the recommendation of everybody else including physical therapists. Many recommend against bridges with a 90 degree bend in your knees, especially with weight. Your videos have been great but this one tells me you don't know what real knee pain is. I have bilateral meniscal tears, the left being 2. 5 cm horizontal, bilateral PTFS and osteoarthritis in at least my left knee. I can't do any of your exercises even without weights.
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Try taking HYALURONIC ACID! A simple non toxic molecule that acts like synthetic synovial fluid- you can also double up the dosage for things like acute joint or connective tissue injury. Does wonders with knee joints! You can find it at Vitaminshoppe or Wholefoods its called hydraplenish. It should cost 13-20 bucks and guarantee you will notice a massive difference in 24hrs! I used it to get over two torn rotator cuffs, and keep it around all the time now!
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I never comment on videos, but REALLY drop the even with sore knees part of your title. Two minutes into video I'm finished. 315lb with bad knees, bad idea. Your knees are fine. Real exercises for knee problems are more like dead lifts, pulling a sled or tire forward and rear facing, sprinting up a high inclined hill or treadmill ( low impact. These exercises will build quality muscle. Supplement with Glucosamine/ Chondroitin, MSM.
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What would you suggest for me with a knee that is prone to dislocation? I pretty much have weak legs and knees, but for my left knee (only), if I do a motion towards the left side my kneecap would dislocate popping out of place and then pop back in again. A solution told to me was to make my thighs and calf-s stronger in that leg. What are some exercises that I can do that would be good for strengthening my legs and knees?
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Jeff is awesome no doubt. Its hard for me to imagine his knees are THAT bad if he's doing squat isometric holds with that much weight. The issue i have is lower back soreness after squatting. But I've learned the hard way my legs lag behind my upper body development without squats. Leg presses, hack squats simply don't give you the gains squats do. I really hate squats but they seem like a necessary evil.
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I've tried the glute ham raise exercise; it's definitely a killer for the hamstrings. However, there are a couple of points If like to make. First, I can't get the glutes involved, lower back and hamstrings are definitely activated.
Second, I've noticed my knees go sore when the muscles cool down and i don't know whether it's good or bad.
Can anyone explain these two points?

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I ran 6 years short story 10th grade year didn't stretch once 25 mile a week and wore 0 support shoes. Knee swelled and I could only run one lap. year later present now I can only lift 10 pounds on a knee lift. I have knee cap problems when I do lunges. So there OUT for a long time until I'm dominate. Any exercises and stretches that would be good for my VMO muscle?
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