Training with an injured knee

[gymcraft]

I injured my knee playing basketball. The doctor said it's not torn and it doesn't need surgery, just rest. I still want to weight train. He said I could but I have to just be careful. Does anyone else have any experience with this? How would you train around a knee injury? Would you still do squats or would you try something else on leg day?

 

[ROIDDERS]

You want to make sure you protect your knee as much as possible. You can try these straps but if you're reduced to using them you might not be doing proper form.

 

[2Thick]

i love training the hell out of my legs. BUT if you don't protect your joints you wont' get to train !

 

[ceo]

bros avoid anything that Aggravates your knee
So that means stay away from things like squats or even deadlifts.

 

[Ulter]

Don't do things like leg extensions, which put a lot of pressure on your knees. You want to be able to still train, not ruin your knees, and avoid a knee replacement.

 

[SteveMobsterG]

Try his actual recommendation - rest. Train the upper body

 

[Trumpy]

I injured my knee playing basketball. The doctor said it's not torn and it doesn't need surgery, just rest. I still want to weight train. He said I could but I have to just be careful. Does anyone else have any experience with this? How would you train around a knee injury? Would you still do squats or would you try something else on leg day?

Depends entirely on what happened to the knee. Any advice given for training without knowing specifics is dumb.