Quote: (12-08-2014 09:20 PM)Tim in real life Wrote:
I personally notice that every time I run the treadmill, my injured knees since childhood actually affected my posture and footing all the way to adulthood.
With that said, I am requesting ab, let alone any other, exercises that can be done with uneven knees.
Obviously, I have no qualms with the arms, for starters.
Not sure what you mean by 'uneven knees'. I'll take it to mean you one knee is more unstable/weaker than the other. If you actually have legs of different lengths then I don't know.
If you have one weaker knee I am in the same boat. Had injuries to both knees (dislocated kneecaps, I don't recommend it). But my left knee was always weaker and had more injuries. Finally had surgery on it, which may have stabilized the kneecap but left my quads/vmo even more inactive.
The last year or two I have been trying to change this. Learned to do proper squats and front squats, and found isolation movements that make my quads fire. Finally have a little quad development. Knees feel stronger. I did not realize how much I had learned to work around the atrophied muscles. Going up stairs feels different.
If your problem is like mine, I'd recommend:
--learn to squat, if you don't already. Try elevating your heels while learning.
--leg press, experiment with single-leg presses, and different foot positions. Put your feet low on the plate and push through the ball of your foot. Even try a frog or duck foot position--heels together, toes pointing out at 45 degrees, push through ball of foot. Use light weight.
--Leg extension, single leg. Try partial reps at the top and bottom of the movement. Focus on your quads--look at them if you have to. Try doing a sort of straight-leg raise/contraction at the top of the movement if you can't feel it in your inner quad (VMO).
--Stationary bike. Set the seat lower than normal so your legs can't fully straighten, and set the resistance high, where you have to work hard to keep 60rpm. Do intervals.