lunges causing knee damage?!

balancedbrunette

i'm only 6 days into julian michaels 30 day shred and i've noiticed today my right knee has been quite painful when i get up from sitting or walking stairs, just wondering is this just workout pain or have i actually caused injury here from not doing this right?

Just concerned are such exercises potentially damaging my knees in the long run? ....i.e with bone problems such as arthritis and that putting pressure on joints like this, thanks anyone for advice. i was really getting into the shred but have had to take a rest day as im afraid ill only infuriate it more.

Bakkasan

My wife has had pain in her knee for 5 years since a freaking asstard of a PT decided it was awesome to have her do 50 in a row. Ignoring she had never done them before, and was her first time going to the gym.

He was at Fitness 19 in Wickliff Oh, he seriously injured her knee and told her how he was going to cure her TYPE 1 diabetes.

PTs can be dangerously ignorant. And yes, lunges can damage your knee!

ChrisLindsay9

I think it depends on a person's pre-existing condition or where in the knees we are talking about. Often times, lunges are used as physical therapy for some knee rehab.

You may want to check your form, maybe have someone videorecord it? The key thing is to keep your knee behind your toes. I often see people fail to take a large enough step, so that when they go down, the front knee is over the toes. Over time, this could cause some knee problems. Also, you want to confirm that you are lifting back up from the lunge, using the heel of your front foot (and not the toes).

Check out this video for a recap: http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/dumbbell-lunges

Hope that the knee issues subside.

Mokey41

I think it depends on a person's pre-existing condition or where in the knees we are talking about. Often times, lunges are used as physical therapy for some knee rehab.

You may want to check your form, maybe have someone videorecord it? The key thing is to keep your knee behind your toes. I often see people fail to take a large enough step, so that when they go down, the front knee is over the toes. Over time, this could cause some knee problems. Also, you want to confirm that you are lifting back up from the lunge, using the heel of your front foot (and not the toes).

Check out this video for a recap: http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/dumbbell-lunges

Hope that the knee issues subside.

^^^^ great advice. Injuries are usually caused by bad form not the exercise itself.

balancedbrunette

Thanks for the advice.

I think it depends on a person's pre-existing condition or where in the knees we are talking about. Often times, lunges are used as physical therapy for some knee rehab.

You may want to check your form, maybe have someone videorecord it? The key thing is to keep your knee behind your toes. I often see people fail to take a large enough step, so that when they go down, the front knee is over the toes. Over time, this could cause some knee problems. Also, you want to confirm that you are lifting back up from the lunge, using the heel of your front foot (and not the toes).

Check out this video for a recap: http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/dumbbell-lunges

Hope that the knee issues subside.

Thank you, pretty sure I am not lifting up from the lunge correctly will check out that video, also knee is not as painful today have a feeling my form was way off need to practise this carefully before the workout. cheers for the advice.

88meli88

rest days are pretty important. my previous efforts at weight loss got hampered (among other things) bc I jumped into exercise too fast, too intensely, like my 30 lbs lighter self would have done it....and then took me months to recover. This time, i do 4 times a week of different kinds of exercises that use different parts of my body. Will go more intense when I drop more weight but for now, it ispretty important for me to go at a moderate pce, listen to my body, and treat it well.

anne2605

I did the first 10 days of 30 day shred and then stopped 'cause I too developed knee pain. I'd been running for weeks 3 x per week before doing the video and I'd not had any problem with my knees. I didn't like the up and down to the floor which just aggravated my knees further. I enjoyed following the video, I just decided for me, I'd rather have my knees pain free so I could focus on the running (this for me is more important).

I'd suggest taking a break for a week, see how they are then.