Knees

[Master]

How do I strengthen my knees particularly the muscle just above the knee cap. What exercises can I do?

I do not have access to weights and have to run on a cross trainer/bike but find that particular muscle does not get enough of a work out. Both knees also click a lot from there which is not good will result in arthritis eventually.

I was just logging on here to ask a similar question. I have been having knee pain something awful. The torque put on them from punching is killing me. I don't know if my stance is flawed, I try to stay on the ball of the rear foot, good flex of the legs.

Right now I am taking MSM to try and gain an advantage. I stand all day at work, then hit the gym and sometime it's not tolerable. I have a tendency to lock my knees which I know is bad.

A trainer told me stairs are good, climb them whenever possible.

What do you do for work?

A rubber mat to stand on will help they are cheap enough we got one for 20 bucks the other day cause we stand and kneel most of the day in one spot.

You boys could try holding your legs out in front of you while watching a tv program thats going to do around the knees. One at a time or both just to break it up.

I do stretches like that when I watch TV, pull the toes in and hold it for a minute the the other foot. It helps the legs not tighten up.

[Cruiser]

Hi Master, well I have had a couple knee issues in my time....and at one point I couldn't use weights to strengthen my knees... there was one exercise that did help my knees get alot stronger... Well first you need a bouncy ball, then find yourself a completely flat wall...stand so your back is against the wall with the bouncy ball between your back and the wall...with your feet about shoulder widths apart and your back resting on the bouncy ball squat slowly bending only at the knees...the bouncy ball should be rolling up your back and along the wall as your squating from your knees...this exercise will definitely strengthen your knees aswell as your thighs, gluets, hamstring, calves, and core...its a very easy exercise... I hope you understand what type of exercise I'm trying to describe in this thread... Cruiser

[Master]

Thanks I have taken up riding a bike and that has helped my knees really well. I have not tried the ball exercise but do know weights are the quickest way of strengthening them.