Guest guest Posted November 6, 2000 Report Share Posted November 6, 2000 Another great quad workout is what I have heard termed " the sled. " Squats are still my fovorite! On the sled, you sit pretty far back on the machine and push weight up with your legs. The weight is placed on either side of the machine for equal distribution. When I first started, I didn't use any weight at all, just the resistance of the sled. I really recommend starting this with a spotter, too--just in case you reach failure and can't get the sled back up!! Most gyms will " lend " you one, if you go alone. The seat moves foward and backward to give you the proper distance. Hope that helps and good luck! lil _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 I would say full extensions (straight out) are dangerous and should be avoided. That is what contributed to my permanent CMP in the first place. And then while doing PT extensions lying on my back and grabbing back of thigh for full extension I tore my miniscus. Beware of leg extensions! I still do them at the gym but am very careful to not fully extend the leg. -JT > > I feel kind of stupid because it seems so simple, but I'm confused > about leg extensions (on weight machine at gym). At PT, I was told to > do full arch extensions, but at my follow-up visit with my surgeon > (post L.R.), he said NO, NO! only do 30-40 degree arch, which I > thought meant from straight out, bend the leg a little less than > halfway to a " sitting " position. I double-checked with the gym staff > this morning, and he said he thought it probably meant to go from the > " sitting " 90 degree position up to a little less than halfway from > full extension (straight out). ARRGH! Does anyone know the right way > to do these?!? And, while I'm at it, this 30-40 degree rule is also > supposed to apply to leg curls (hamstrings) and presses, any advice on > those would also be appreciated! > > Thanks! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Wow, thanks to everyone for this valuable piece of info! It's amazing how little you can know about your own body. I'm really glad I plucked up the courage to ask, it sounds like I might have injured something if I went on too much longer! > > I would be extremely wary of extending your leg to " full straight. " That > sounds not only not beneficial, but potentially damaging. I have zero > cartilage left in both of my knees, and I've been adamantly told not to > extend my leg fully, rather stopping at about 35-45 degrees. Good luck! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 My surgeon said to start with leg straight out, lower it about 10 degrees, then raise back up. Start with a low weight you can tolerate. I can only do these is if I use McConnell tape, but I think they've helped some. I turn my leg out a little (foot at 1:00) so the VMO is worked more than the other quads. Ann Leg Extensions I feel kind of stupid because it seems so simple, but I'm confused about leg extensions (on weight machine at gym). At PT, I was told to do full arch extensions, but at my follow-up visit with my surgeon (post L.R.), he said NO, NO! only do 30-40 degree arch, which I thought meant from straight out, bend the leg a little less than halfway to a " sitting " position. I double-checked with the gym staff this morning, and he said he thought it probably meant to go from the " sitting " 90 degree position up to a little less than halfway from full extension (straight out). ARRGH! Does anyone know the right way to do these?!? And, while I'm at it, this 30-40 degree rule is also supposed to apply to leg curls (hamstrings) and presses, any advice on those would also be appreciated! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Yeah that's the one, Ann...I couldn't describe it lol. I also do it backwards and sideways. Joya My surgeon said to start with leg straight out, lower it about 10 degrees, then raise back up. Start with a low weight you can tolerate. I can only do these is if I use McConnell tape, but I think they've helped some. I turn my leg out a little (foot at 1:00) so the VMO is worked more than the other quads. Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 I squeeze a towel when I do them and when I do presses, it really isolates the VMO, you can feel it! > > My surgeon said to start with leg straight out, lower it about 10 degrees, then raise back up. Start with a low weight you can tolerate. I can only do these is if I use McConnell tape, but I think they've helped some. I turn my leg out a little (foot at 1:00) so the VMO is worked more than the other quads. > > Ann > Leg Extensions > > > I feel kind of stupid because it seems so simple, but I'm confused > about leg extensions (on weight machine at gym). At PT, I was told to > do full arch extensions, but at my follow-up visit with my surgeon > (post L.R.), he said NO, NO! only do 30-40 degree arch, which I > thought meant from straight out, bend the leg a little less than > halfway to a " sitting " position. I double-checked with the gym staff > this morning, and he said he thought it probably meant to go from the > " sitting " 90 degree position up to a little less than halfway from > full extension (straight out). ARRGH! Does anyone know the right way > to do these?!? And, while I'm at it, this 30-40 degree rule is also > supposed to apply to leg curls (hamstrings) and presses, any advice on > those would also be appreciated! > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 It sounds like there are two schools of thought out there as to the starting position of this exercise. Start with leg straight out, or start with bent, but it seems as if all of them agree that full range of motion should be avoided!- -- In chondromalacia treatment , " Ann " <ruby2zdy@e...> wrote: > > My surgeon said to start with leg straight out, lower it about 10 degrees, then raise back up. Start with a low weight you can tolerate. I can only do these is if I use McConnell tape, but I think they've helped some. I turn my leg out a little (foot at 1:00) so the VMO is worked more than the other quads. > > Ann > Leg Extensions > > > I feel kind of stupid because it seems so simple, but I'm confused > about leg extensions (on weight machine at gym). At PT, I was told to > do full arch extensions, but at my follow-up visit with my surgeon > (post L.R.), he said NO, NO! only do 30-40 degree arch, which I > thought meant from straight out, bend the leg a little less than > halfway to a " sitting " position. I double-checked with the gym staff > this morning, and he said he thought it probably meant to go from the > " sitting " 90 degree position up to a little less than halfway from > full extension (straight out). ARRGH! Does anyone know the right way > to do these?!? And, while I'm at it, this 30-40 degree rule is also > supposed to apply to leg curls (hamstrings) and presses, any advice on > those would also be appreciated! > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 It's not two schools of thought - it's that different types of problems require different treatments. Don On Jan 4, 2006, at 5:27 PM, hoople05 wrote: > It sounds like there are two schools of thought out there as to the > starting position of this exercise. Start with leg straight out, or > start with bent, but it seems as if all of them agree that full range > of motion should be avoided!- > > -- In chondromalacia treatment , " Ann " > <ruby2zdy@e...> wrote: >> >> My surgeon said to start with leg straight out, lower it about 10 > degrees, then raise back up. Start with a low weight you can > tolerate. I can only do these is if I use McConnell tape, but I think > they've helped some. I turn my leg out a little (foot at 1:00) so the > VMO is worked more than the other quads. >> >> Ann >> Leg Extensions >> >> >> I feel kind of stupid because it seems so simple, but I'm confused >> about leg extensions (on weight machine at gym). At PT, I was told >> to >> do full arch extensions, but at my follow-up visit with my surgeon >> (post L.R.), he said NO, NO! only do 30-40 degree arch, which I >> thought meant from straight out, bend the leg a little less than >> halfway to a " sitting " position. I double-checked with the gym >> staff >> this morning, and he said he thought it probably meant to go from >> the >> " sitting " 90 degree position up to a little less than halfway from >> full extension (straight out). ARRGH! Does anyone know the right >> way >> to do these?!? And, while I'm at it, this 30-40 degree rule is also >> supposed to apply to leg curls (hamstrings) and presses, any advice >> on >> those would also be appreciated! >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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