do your knees ever burn after leg press?

[audiophyle]

I never have this problem when squatting just with leg presses. I get a burning pain above my patella, like at the bottom of 1 and 4 in this picture http://www.exrx.net/Graphics/QuadricepsAnterior.gif. Sometimes the pain is even below the patella. Is this normal?

 

[wannabebig1]

are u doing heavy wieght because i get the same problem after about 10 plates .. get your self a set of knee wraps.

according to a few personal trainers i know leg presses are bad for your knees in general (not just you and me)

 

[audiophyle]

yes heavy for me, 300-350 lbs. I've never heard that about leg presses, I wonder if it would be a good idea to replace them with something less straining, lunges maybe?

 

[wannabebig1]

no offense but lunges are for women .... pretty much any leg exercise is gonna put some stress on the knees.....

when doing leg presses make sure u dont lock out ur legs, that puts extra stress on the knees.....

 

[JT Iron]

no offense but lunges are for women

 

[Dave949]

no offense but lunges are for women ....

Put 225 on the bar and do 10 reps per leg or hold a 100 lb DB in each hand and walk/lunge across the gym floor. You may walk away (if you can still walk) with a totally different perspective on lunges..............

 

[wannabebig1]

maybee , i was a little ruff on saying they are for women , i appologize .. its just i have never seen any man at my gym doing them just women and those little track star people.. you are probably right if i put a shit load of weight and do them they might work great but regardless like pretty much any leg exercise , it will put some stress on your knees.. ill just stick to squats , leg presses , leg extensions, and various machines i now use

 

[Tagio]

ronnie coleman does lunges

 

[wannabebig1]

If ronnie does them then i definately retract my negative statement......... .

 

[guldukat]

If ronnie does them then i definately retract my negative statement......... .

I understand what you meant, actually. As lunges are typically done in the avg. gym, they're not at all on a level with squats, for instance. They're used as a kind of young womens' "toning" type movement 95%+ the time it'd seem.

Worked hard and with a ton of weight, though...yeow! Yes, they are pretty nasty. I also prefer a squat or good leg press to them for simplicity's sake, but they can be very effective.