11-04-2003, 07:59 AM
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| Guest | Re: Low Impact ways to build leg muscle mass?
On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 01:13:56 -0500, "Mike Beauchamp"
<newsgroups@mikebeauchamp.com> wrote:
>Hey all..
>I'm trying to get a bit of an excercise plan set for this winter. I'm not
>training for anything specific, I just want to lose a bit of weight and be
>faster on the bike next summer, and more fit in general.
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>I'd like to build up leg muscle, which I figure would require weight lifting
>excercises. The problem with that is that about 6 years ago, I had a
>dislocated patella (playing hockey) and had a few knee surguries. My knee
>definately feels stable now, but some of the leg excercises just plain scare
>me. It's probably a mental block, but still. Just doing a dry lifting action
>with my leg (raising my foot up while sitting in a chair) makes some
>cracking noises that I really hate, and feel like they are very damaging. So
>I hate doing that movement, and would definately NOT want to do it with
>weight on my leg.
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>Squats seem scary, especially with a lot of weight. With a bit of weight, I
>don't mind them. Calf raises are no problem, and neither are the leg curls
>that work the hamstring. I'm not familiar with the names of the muscle
>groups, or much about the excercises, but, it seems like the main muscles
>used in cycling would be in the front of the thigh.. so, not wanting to do
>leg extensions, I don't really know how else to develop those muscles. Leg
>presses maybe? (although I don't have equipment for that)
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Scott Johnson
"Always with the excuses for small legs. People like you are
why they only open the top half of caskets." -Tommy Bowen
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