01-07-2015, 03:56 PM
what exercises are you doing to assist your knees?
your quadriceps support your knees, you need to maintain the strength of your quads and then also make sure to maintain a balance of strength between the hamstrings and quads . a ratio of 60 / 40 should be maintained
so if you can lift 60kg with your quads, you should be able to hamstring curl 40kg
this way your quads are not compensating for your hamstrings and can look after your knees
if you have an overuse injury, this needs to also be considered, especially if you are fairly new to running
here's hoping this helps a little
TheEd
your quadriceps support your knees, you need to maintain the strength of your quads and then also make sure to maintain a balance of strength between the hamstrings and quads . a ratio of 60 / 40 should be maintained
so if you can lift 60kg with your quads, you should be able to hamstring curl 40kg
this way your quads are not compensating for your hamstrings and can look after your knees
if you have an overuse injury, this needs to also be considered, especially if you are fairly new to running
here's hoping this helps a little
TheEd