Leg Press - Can't Do Them

[annetoin]

Hi,

Is there another exercise that I can do in place of leg presses as they really aggravate my knees. I've done them over the years but lately my knees are telling me to lay off, but I know it is a great exercise.

Any advice.


Thanks

 

[Cathe Friedrich]

Hi Annetoin! Is it just the leg press exercise that bothers your knees or any exercise that is weightbearing (ie: walking lunges, one legged squats). If it is just the leg press exercise, then you can do the other exercises I mentioned in the parenthesis.

If you cannot do weight bearing exercises, and have a gym membership, you can use the butt blaster or vertical glute press. If you do not have a gym membership then you can do the stability ball portion of my pyramid lower body tape or put an ankle weight on and do the "pizza press" motion for 3 sets of 15 to 20 reps.

Hope this helps.

 

[TarHeelMom]

Pizza press?

Cathe, what's the "pizza press" motion??

(I'm sure you've taught us this, but I plead complete mental fog... ;-))

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[annetoin]

Cathe,

Thanks for the response. It appears to be just that exercise that bothers my knees. I will take your suggestions and just do the other exercises that you mentioned.

 

[kathryn]

RE: Pizza press?

>Cathe, what's the "pizza press" motion??
>


I don't remember anything called that, either!

 

[normandy]

RE: Pizza press?

>Cathe, what's the "pizza press" motion??
>
>(I'm sure you've taught us this, but I plead complete mental
>fog... ;-))

I'd sure love to know the answer to that one, also!