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There are no bad movements! Only poor executions. I see so many people saying that leg extensions are bad for your knees and i'd argue they might be, if you're loading them incorrectly or executing them poorly. I am fairly certain @steficohen made a post on this recently but wanted to further expand on it. If shearing tension is the issue, why is the leg extension not equally demonized for the hamstring and its tendinous components? . This may be due to the wild positions individuals find themselves in while doing leg extensions and how "easy" it is to load them heavy if you rely on some body English to generate power. A way to self regulate here is to implement tempo work and add a cue like the @benchblokz I have here to squeeze your adductors and knees together, which will keep the patella neutral and the tension on the quads not the connective tissue! I am doing the same weight as @janisfinkelman here and obviously not having a great time. You DO NOT need to go heavy to stimulate a muscle. Work smarter, not harder. . . @pinnacleperformanceoh @scottmiller5 @kabuki_virtualcoaching @kabukistrengthlab @elitefts @bearfootathletics @leviathannutrition

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