Leg day 3 haha

Metal85

Metal85

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so 14 plates today is what I went up to, but on the last set (7) my knee clicked 3 times on the inner upper part of my knee. I thought I jacked it up, but now (2 hours later) it feels fine.
I think my issue is I always add weight too quickly to get back to where I was.
Although 14 plates on the sled isn't a ton, it was seriously only the 3rd time back in a year for legs.
 
Adding too much weight too quickly has always been my problem, too. I've been forcing myself to take it slowly when adding weight to my leg exercises, and I think it is paying off. Add more reps before the weight is my philosophy now. When I can do a good 15-20 comfortably, then I add weight.
 
yeah I did 12 plates last week for 10 so I figured i'd do 14 for 6 this week

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I ripped my fucking shorts though too btw
 
BigZ said:
Adding too much weight too quickly has always been my problem, too. I've been forcing myself to take it slowly when adding weight to my leg exercises, and I think it is paying off. Add more reps before the weight is my philosophy now. When I can do a good 15-20 comfortably, then I add weight.
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That's a good philosophy, I've tried using the same adage. I try to at least hit 12-15 reps before I start adding, but like Metal said, you want to just jump back to the weight you were at when you last stopped.We're all guilty of that I think.
 
Just wondering - 14 plates *total* or 14 plates a side? Just want to clarify....
 
Doctor9 said:
Just wondering - 14 plates *total* or 14 plates a side? Just want to clarify....
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total bro plus the sled weight which is supposedly 100 lbs at my gym, i'm pretty sure they told me 90 tho 2 years ago-ish so I'll stick with 90
 
Maybe try pre-exhausting, I like doing that to keep the strain off my joints and or injured area! It really helps isolate the muscle your working when you pre- exhaust
 
Presser said:
Maybe try pre-exhausting, I like doing that to keep the strain off my joints and or injured area! It really helps isolate the muscle your working when you pre- exhaust
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everything was pretty exhausted, it was at the end of the workout and already did 6 sets of 12 on the way up to that weight on the sled
What would you do differently?
 
OP. If you are using leg wraps, make sure they aren't too tight. Otherwise you can screw up the underside of your knee cap. Knee popping is not a good thing.
 
nice weight buddy, I really need to start doing legs again. My main reason is shoulder issues holding the bar and I broke my ankle in 6 places a few years back and never got back into it. I did just buy a nice smith machine for my gym here at the shop so hopefully I can get the motivation to start this week lol. I just dread not being able to walk afterwards from soreness lol
 
BEASTZ6 said:
OP. If you are using leg wraps, make sure they aren't too tight. Otherwise you can screw up the underside of your knee cap. Knee popping is not a good thing.
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I wasn't using knee wraps, and my knee feels fine now, I wonder if it still could have been something bad if I am not feeling any pain right now
 
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