ass to heels squats

[some kid]

Originally posted by hlcn8
place two 5 lb plates on the floor, just more than shoulder width apart, and place your heels on them with your toes extending to the floor, slightly pointed outward. start at a slightly lower weight until you get used to this, but doing so puts much more of the stress on the quads and off the glutes, this has helped me fill out my upper legs, especially the outer sweep.

really? i gotta try that, good post.. i have same problem with my knees and i don't wanna blow them out . I'm young but when i get older i don't want bad knees later

BTW I'm new to these forums but have been at others, Hi guys, seems like a good respectable forum

[blm]

Originally posted by goliath
don't you just shake a stick w/ a shrunken head on it and dance around a campfire? sounds like an easy 'A' to me...

:D ;)

Sumbitch :cursin: ...actually I spent too much time shakin' the wrong stick and now it's catching up with me. ;)

Oh yeah and to contribute to the thread...I stopped going past 90 because that shit was killing my knees and starting to hurt my back as I went heavier (even w/a belt).

[Chris]

I have always gone to just about paralell to the ground. My legs are all messed up, I walk like a duck cause when I was little I gain a lot of weight, so my knees are already a little messed up, don't wanna get them more. There are other ways to get huge legs, right? I wouldn't do them. Thats just me.

Chris

[Cogar]

Originally posted by JACKAL
ive been experiencing a pain in my elbow...its not the joint i dont believe, i think its the tendons....would this stuff you recommend help that? should i see a trainer or doctor?

Sorry for the slow reply. I have been away from the boards for a while.

Glucosamine and Chondroitin help lubricate and rebuild the joint. If the problem is not in the joint and cartilage, it will probably not help that condition.

I have found that rubbing emu oil on the skin does seem to help tendonitis. The reason is that it triggers the release of prostaglandins, which set in motion help to repair the tendon (I do not know the full medical mechanism). For example, the tendons behind my knee at the end of my hamstrings were bothering me from doing extra heavy leg curls. After applying emu oil daily (once a day should be enough), they recovered in about a month. Of course, I reduced the stress on the hams while they were recovering. I do not notice any soreness or predisposition to pain now.