Serious Help Needed with This Problem

[Gettin'Old]

Serious Help Needed with This Problem


Man, what the fuck am I to do. I'm one of the twig legged ones you see at your gym, but with the exception that I work the ever livin shit out of my legs. Here's the problem, I have really tight hams and ileotibial bands on my legs. This causes the patella of my knee to move out of place when I do weight bearing bending movements (read squats and presses). Also, to compound this, I have small medial quads, which are too weak to hold my knee (patella) in place. A double whammy!!

Now, I'm literally trying everything possible to overcome this. I stretch and stretch beyond belief. People wonder why the hell I'm doing this. Also, I'm doing tons of leg extensions, particularly at the top of the movement. And, squats, with my legs close together and FAR in front of me (this is the only way I can do it w/o excruciating pain - - and I've tried it all).

I decided to do a cycle to try to "outgrow" the problem. I'm just finishing up this first cycle. It was a mild one by all accounts 300 mg test/cyp week. I worked the crap out of my legs and they did grow a little but I really need some serious help - - a breakthrough on this problem.

I have posted several posts on this in the training section of various forums but with little results. I know there are lots of smart bros in here so please Y'all help me out.

I'll do the work and take the pain to build some real legs but I've gotta find a way past this problem.

Thanks, GO

 

[RADAR]

You will have to start light on some of these until parts of your legs strengthen but do different stances,Wide-narrow also turn the toes in or outward it hits the muscles from different angles,last but not least...size is generated by low heavy reps.


RADAR

 

[SofaGeorge]

Go to the Training Board.

 

[Stank]

When you say your legs are far out in front, you're not doing them on a smith machine are you?

 

[Wyllis]

The best way to help you I think would to make the best out of a bad job.

Two exercises for you leg extensions and single leg extensions.

Start off with leg extensions 2 warm up sets and then 3 work sets of 8 reps.

next do single leg extensions 3 sets of 8 reps on each leg.

Your quads will grow if you do this.

You would find the best growing program incorporating leg presses and squats but as these hurt you whats the point?

 

[seungmena]

Have you tried hacks, lunges, really light slow presses.
Normal squats with wraps on.

I have a patella that goes for a wander - I have use tubigrip (elastic bandage), tape and wraps to successfully put in place.

If you can get a physio to show you how to tape round the patella so it is held in the correct position. Once you have done this you will find that pain goes away.

After that concentrate on even development of the muscles so that neither side overwhelms the other - or you will exacerbate the problem.

 

[Laser0001]

how long have you been training?

 

[gotgame83]

what kind of over all results did u get from that cycle u ran?

 

[40butpumpin]

http://www.intense-training.com/forums/showthread.php3?s=&threadid=2172

 

[sucker for supplements]

Serious Help Needed with This Problem


Man, what the fuck am I to do. I'm one of the twig legged ones you see at your gym, but with the exception that I work the ever livin shit out of my legs. Here's the problem, I have really tight hams and ileotibial bands on my legs. This causes the patella of my knee to move out of place when I do weight bearing bending movements (read squats and presses). Also, to compound this, I have small medial quads, which are too weak to hold my knee (patella) in place. A double whammy!!

Now, I'm literally trying everything possible to overcome this. I stretch and stretch beyond belief. People wonder why the hell I'm doing this. Also, I'm doing tons of leg extensions, particularly at the top of the movement. And, squats, with my legs close together and FAR in front of me (this is the only way I can do it w/o excruciating pain - - and I've tried it all).

I decided to do a cycle to try to "outgrow" the problem. I'm just finishing up this first cycle. It was a mild one by all accounts 300 mg test/cyp week. I worked the crap out of my legs and they did grow a little but I really need some serious help - - a breakthrough on this problem.

I have posted several posts on this in the training section of various forums but with little results. I know there are lots of smart bros in here so please Y'all help me out.

I'll do the work and take the pain to build some real legs but I've gotta find a way past this problem.

Thanks, GO

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