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Warmup to Stop Knee Pain with Squats (TENDON WARMUP)

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Knee pain with squats is one of the most common reasons for either avoiding the leg exercise entirely or lifting far less than you should. The reason for much of this pain is due to pain in the patellar tendons. In this video, I show you not only the three things you want to do to make sure your tendons are properly warmed up and loose before you squat, but the exact routine I do that has been helping my knees feel much better. To start, you have to make sure that you shorten the range of motion if you are going to work on your tendon readiness prior to squatting. I-m talking about literally just a few inches of motion at the knee joint. Next, you need to incorporate multidirectional movements into your routine. Preferably, you want to include movements in all three planes of motion; front, sagittal, and transverse. Finally, you want to be sure that you are not increasing the weights to two or three times what you would normally squat but rather less than what you would use. If your tendons are really inflamed and stabbing when you try to squat, you will find that you can benefit from using no weights at all and simply performing the movements shown in this warmup circuit. That said, here is what this leg and knee tendon warmup will look like. Do just 10 reps of the following exercises to get your patellar tendons and knees feeling loose before you start squatting. Partial Pulse Squats x 10 reps Side Step Pulse Squats x 10 reps in each direction Drop Step Pulse Squats x 10 reps in each direction Jack Pulse Squats x 10 out and 10 reps in The goal here is to stay in the terminal range of motion and not be afraid to make the movements a bit ballistic in nature. Remember, your patellar tendons are going to need to be able to accommodate high level tensile forces if they are going to function properly. This can be accomplished by performing the reps of this leg and knee pain warmup routine rather quickly. Transition from exercise to exercise without resting and be sure to contract the quads and hamstrings as you perform each rep. Try and perform this entire circuit two to three times before doing your first set of squats. You can also opt to do this again at the end of the workout to flush a bit more blood to the area and keep the knees feeling loose after your heavy work. Feel free to use the routine as a quick leg finisher as well immediately following a set of heavier squats, deadlifts, etc. The burn will be appreciable and you will definitely feel the contraction. Either way, this will quickly become your go-to knee warmup even if you don-t have knee pain. It will just make you feel looser and more ready to attack your heavy sets. For a complete workout program that trains you like an athlete and shows you how to build explosive muscle and strength without compromising the health of your joints along the way, be sure to head to and get the ATHLEAN-X Training System. Fortify your joints, train smarter and harder than ever before
Date: 2022-04-22

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Comments and reviews: 10

Amber
You are the best! I've been having knee pain squatting due to mountain biking, and I knew there was tightness in that area, so I was massaging the crap out of my thigh muscles, but I never considered the tendons! After doing just a few of these and then doing a few air squats, massive difference! Thank you so much! People like you are why I'm pursuing PT school.
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makemywayman
my gosh! i had knee pain and feeling like i must dance instead of lifting for a while. i choose some afro dance and the exact movement you show is in the choreo (with a little more bounce for sure lol ) and this is it! i improve! so. i will practice this! thankx for sharing your knowledge. i binge watch since i find you and it really helps!
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clockwize
Jeff has helped me through so much pain it's amazing. My elbows and knees after training heavy for 20+ years give me a lot of pain. With sleeves and Jeffs help I can lift heavy again with no pain!
It would have cost me thousands of dollars and probably some unnecessary surgery to try and fix my issues.
I love this man.
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let's
Man you are so amazing cuz last week I've been doing the hard work out and I got I got problem on my knees so my doctor told me to stop for a week going to the gym and I ignored that but if I worked out the way you did right now I wouldn't be happened whatever happened thank you man you are the best
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Cristian
I'm saving all your knee related videos, I had overcome a knee injury a few months ago but after that I was a little afraid of doing squats and deadlift because I didn't want to get that pain anymore. You inspired me and helped me to get more confident about my knees so thank you!
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ShoutingRaven
I have knee pain but it's because I just tore my MLC which incapacitated my leg for 2 weeks(I did get a brace and physio, now I'm sort of past that) I'm guessing my muscles and tendons don't want to cooperate anymore. As a skier I don't want this to be a problem for me.
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DarkLevis
I had this knee issue and was struggling to squat. So one time I skipped squats on my leg day and did just deadlifts which is less range of motion and felt no problems. Then I started to do deadlifts always first (squats second) and that solved the entire problem for me.
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randall
It works.
Jeff, first thank you for the work you do
a physical trainer told me my left hamstring does not fire up when I go down to do a deadlift. I have knee pain there. If I do on floor hip raises the pain goes away after, when I squat or deadlift.
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justin
Hey Jeff, I-ve been a follower for a couple years now and I really have to say you are always a great help and thanks to you I often receive new insights and ideas for my training.
Much appreciated and keep up the great work!
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Raging
I just tried this after feeling my knees click and start to hurt during Ashtanga yoga, which has jumpthroughs and tuck hops. I immediately felt the tendons warming up, so I'll be doing this before yoga or weightlifting. Thanks!
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