Hi folk!
This problem's actually easing up somewhat but I thought it might be worth getting your input anyway.
I've been having a knee problem lately that slowed down both swimming and running. Both are picking back up again, and doing better right now w/ the swimming. But for one thing: some knee pain when pushing off walls and/or kicking--and mostly the first few kicks right after a turn. (Don't know if this is relevant, but I haven't been doing flip turns lately. Kind of lost the art and have decided to hold off on that and work on other skills for now.)
As noted, there's been some improvement: needed a pull buoy for most of my swim when the problem was at its worst; now I use it less and I've gone from ridiculously slow to my "normal slow." ("Fast" or even "fast for me" are goals now.)
Your thoughts? Thanks!
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Well, I use the nautilus machines at the YMCA, so take these weighs as you will. The machines there have computers that track your sets, so it makes it easier that tracking my own weights. Plus their squat machine allows me to do them in a different position that doesn't bother my knees.
I lift 1-2 times a week and I usually do 2 sets of 8-12 reps. Right now, my hamstrings are about..I honestly have no idea. 95 sounds about right. I squat at 295 and the minute my knees are in pain, I stop. My quads I can now do about 70 but that's the machine that bothers them the most so I rarely use it. My knees usually pop and grind the whole time on that one. But like always, I spend a lot of time stretching out after I am finished and drink plenty of water.
Well, I use the nautilus machines at the YMCA, so take these weighs as you will. The machines there have computers that track your sets, so it makes it easier that tracking my own weights. Plus their squat machine allows me to do them in a different position that doesn't bother my knees.
I lift 1-2 times a week and I usually do 2 sets of 8-12 reps. Right now, my hamstrings are about..I honestly have no idea. 95 sounds about right. I squat at 295 and the minute my knees are in pain, I stop. My quads I can now do about 70 but that's the machine that bothers them the most so I rarely use it. My knees usually pop and grind the whole time on that one. But like always, I spend a lot of time stretching out after I am finished and drink plenty of water.
