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lifting_heavy_things2011-10-26 02:58 pm
calligrafiti) wrote in lifting_heavy_things2011-10-26 02:58 pm
exercise modification question
Hello all. I'm new here, but rydra_wong suggested this would be a good place to ask about modification to an exercise I'm trying to do. There aren't any weights involved other than my own body, I'm afraid. However, it is a heavy thing.
I've recently started the LifeHacker exercise challenge (although I question the use of the term "normal" in their subhead, "exercise for normal people"), and I'm having some trouble with the squats section of the program. I'm quite fat, and doing more than one or two squats makes my knees hurt a lot. While they show modifications for most of the exercises, they don't show any mods for squats other than using a chair or pole for stability. I'm using a chair. My knees hurt while I'm squatting in a very stable manner.
If anyone here has suggestions for modifications to the standard squat exercise, or alternate exercises that work the same muscle groups, I'd love to hear about them, please.
rydra_wong suggested this would be a good place to ask about modification to an exercise I'm trying to do. There aren't any weights involved other than my own body, I'm afraid. However, it is a heavy thing. I've recently started the LifeHacker exercise challenge (although I question the use of the term "normal" in their subhead, "exercise for normal people"), and I'm having some trouble with the squats section of the program. I'm quite fat, and doing more than one or two squats makes my knees hurt a lot. While they show modifications for most of the exercises, they don't show any mods for squats other than using a chair or pole for stability. I'm using a chair. My knees hurt while I'm squatting in a very stable manner.
If anyone here has suggestions for modifications to the standard squat exercise, or alternate exercises that work the same muscle groups, I'd love to hear about them, please.