Twohandsondeck
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This guy has been making rounds for a couple years now and I think his stuff is worthy of being put in any well-rounded health cabinet, so here's a thread for it -
KNEE PAIN is optional:
Ben Patrick (Kneesovertoesguy) claims to have had two severe knee injuries, one on each knee. These injuries were severe enough that he had surgery on one of them 3 times. He was of course told that because of these injuries, his ability to walk, run, and jump would be permanently hindered for the rest of his life (the classic white-coat response).
Despite the common exercise advice to always keep the knees behind the toes when squatting, Patrick observed that world class basketball players and Olympic jumpers would be in a position where their knees were over their toes just before jumping.
So then, his rehabilitation from busted knees to having a world-class vertical jump is a living testimony that having weak knees is optional.
As far as I can tell from his lessons, there are simply two parts of the knee to strengthen: the front and back. There's no need for anatomical jargon here.
Two exercises that strengthen the front of the knees are: knees-over-toes split squat [picture #1] and tibia raises [picture #2].
Two exercises that strengthen the back of the knees are: backwards sled drags [picture #3] and nordic hamstring curls [picture #4].
Here are 3 videos with Ben's most fundamental teachings. Between them is more than enough information for anyone to start reversing knee pain:
"How to start improving bad knees right now" (12m 30s)
View: https://youtu.be/Jwu8f42rLuI
"How to fix knee pain for life! ft. Kneesovertoesguy" (13m 19s)
View: https://youtu.be/miqsg9DGPX0
"How to make yourself a world class athlete" (16m 19s)
View: https://youtu.be/jIngqODw8x4
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KNEE PAIN is optional:
Ben Patrick (Kneesovertoesguy) claims to have had two severe knee injuries, one on each knee. These injuries were severe enough that he had surgery on one of them 3 times. He was of course told that because of these injuries, his ability to walk, run, and jump would be permanently hindered for the rest of his life (the classic white-coat response).
Despite the common exercise advice to always keep the knees behind the toes when squatting, Patrick observed that world class basketball players and Olympic jumpers would be in a position where their knees were over their toes just before jumping.
So then, his rehabilitation from busted knees to having a world-class vertical jump is a living testimony that having weak knees is optional.
As far as I can tell from his lessons, there are simply two parts of the knee to strengthen: the front and back. There's no need for anatomical jargon here.
Two exercises that strengthen the front of the knees are: knees-over-toes split squat [picture #1] and tibia raises [picture #2].
Two exercises that strengthen the back of the knees are: backwards sled drags [picture #3] and nordic hamstring curls [picture #4].
Here are 3 videos with Ben's most fundamental teachings. Between them is more than enough information for anyone to start reversing knee pain:
"How to start improving bad knees right now" (12m 30s)
View: https://youtu.be/Jwu8f42rLuI
"How to fix knee pain for life! ft. Kneesovertoesguy" (13m 19s)
View: https://youtu.be/miqsg9DGPX0
"How to make yourself a world class athlete" (16m 19s)
View: https://youtu.be/jIngqODw8x4
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