Leg Day Killed My Knees Today! ANyone Ice afterwards?
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freakinthegym
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I started doing alot of leg ext .Then leg curls . Then squats and don't have issues anymore.
bigdaddyo1617
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For me too i find leaving my presses and squats for last my knees don't hurt me like they did. But heat is better off then the ice.
Buffalo
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I never ice shit bro. Ice is one of the worst things you could do, there are more and more studies that show it makes things worse. You know what I love bro is Salonpas, I through a box a week between my wife and I. Costco has them in big box's. My knees always hurt, mostly my inner knees around the lower part of the tear drop.
Buffalo
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That and the area is trying to get blood in there to heal naturally. Kind of like immediately taking Motrin or Tylenol if you have a slight fever, you have to let the body fight it off as much as possible.
big in vegas
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Heat and Icy Hot or any product similar to it are miracle workers for me. I have a heating pad filled with beans or something that can be heated in the microwave. It has become one of my new best friends, my shoulders and elbows have been aching a lot more lately than I ever remember. Luckily my knees aren't bothering me, I'd imagine ice would just cause the joints to want to stiffen up and constrict any blood flow to the lower extremity
hmm I'm not familiar with Solonpas
Buffalo
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They're great bro. I think drugstores carry them too.
fstr03svtcobra
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Get absorbine horse liniment and put it on your knees before training.
Also, rehband knee sleeves or Tommy Kono knee sleeves rock. Knee wraps will completely take your knees out of it but as a bodybuilder you might not want to use those because of how much rebound they will give you. It might not hurt though to give them a try.
Also, rehband knee sleeves or Tommy Kono knee sleeves rock. Knee wraps will completely take your knees out of it but as a bodybuilder you might not want to use those because of how much rebound they will give you. It might not hurt though to give them a try.
big in vegas
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Tommy Konos are awesome for bad knees!! I used to have a pair when my knees were bothering me but gave them to my training partner when his started bothering him. I still have a set of elbow sleeves though and they get used often
good info, i have never worn any wraps of any kind, nor sleeves, and probably never will lol, ill just train til my bones and joints turn to powder before i wear wraps, however i could see a nice sleeve on the knees, but again probably would never use it
fstr03svtcobra
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Wraps are bullshit for powerlifting for sure since people can get 75+ lbs out of them, but for training they will most definitely help your joints.
big in vegas
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I think if you tried the Tommy Kono bands you'd like them honestly. They're comfortable and would look nice while you're doing squats in flip flops
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