This week we continue to feature a series of posts of Closed Chain Exercises for Legs and Knees to help build your leg strength... Quad Dips: Stand with your feet shoulder width apart, using a door frame or counter top for balance, at first. Slowly flex your knees about 20 to 30 degrees and hold for 10 seconds. Then straighten up to full extension. As you flex and go into bent knee positions, be sure you keep your knees straight out in front over the top of your foot, and not allow your knee to bend inward toward your big toe. Start with a few reps and build up as much as you can tolerate. As your strength improves, gradually shift your weight so that most of it is on your weaker side, while you use the other one primarily for balance.
Posted on: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 13:00:00 +0000