Suggestion for modified moves for knees problem

[WantFit]

I am in 2nd week of meso 2. Today I finished disc 17. My knees are killing me. I would like to know if there is any suggestion how to modify those lunges, plie squat and sliding paper plate moves so that my knees won't be screaming. I actually have no problem using 30lb dumbbell doing narrow stand and wide stand squat and deadlift. I just can't do others.

Thanks

By the way, I really love those bonus sets in meso 1 for legs. They all worked on small muscles. I felt sore for days, a good kind of sore.

 

[NY25]

WantFit - I'm right there with you with the knee pain. I have no problem with squats, but too many lunges and I feel it. What I'm doing, is I go really light to no weight on the paper plate slide lunges. The plies don't bother me, but I put the step only below me and place the weight on it so I'm not going quite as deep if my knees are achey that day. Same thing for the other lunges - I tend to go just a little lighter in the weights. Or, if they're really bad, I skip sets. I also try to stick to simple static lunges or only stepping forward or back. None of the power moves, ever.

 

[Gibbee]

I find that I've got to modify when needed (not so deep, lighter weight, etc.) and keep the glutes tight, tight, tight. That way you are pulling the work out of the knee joint and back where it belongs... in the muscles of the glute and leg and not the knee joint itself.

 

[WantFit]

What I'm doing, is I go really light to no weight on the paper plate slide lunges. The plies don't bother me, but I put the step only below me and place the weight on it so I'm not going quite as deep if my knees are achey that day. Same thing for the other lunges - I tend to go just a little lighter in the weights. Or, if they're really bad, I skip sets. I also try to stick to simple static lunges or only stepping forward or back. None of the power moves, ever.

Thanks, NY25. I like your idea to place step right underneath. That would actually help my lower back, too.

I find that I've got to modify when needed (not so deep, lighter weight, etc.) and keep the glutes tight, tight, tight. That way you are pulling the work out of the knee joint and back where it belongs... in the muscles of the glute and leg and not the knee joint itself.

Bibbee, when you mentioned "keep the glutes tight", please forgive my ignorant. Where is glute? Is it close to hamstring, but up close to butt? When you keep it tight, do you keep both front leg and back leg glutes tight? Or just front, say like when doing lung, push front leg from heel and back leg front toe?

Seeing both of you ladies repy, I don't feel guilty to skip some of the power jack or move any more.

 

[NY25]

Glutes are your bum.