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I have very loose knee ligaments, If I jump in a wrong way my knee goes "THAT SHOULDN'T BENT THAT WAY" and hurts for a few hours (sometimes days). I started going to fitness, what exercises should I do to increase the strenght of my knees and what exercises should I avoid?
>> Anonymous
squats
>> Anonymous
>>164304
yes, start out light, make sure your form is correct. I had very weak knee joints and was squating like 75lbs and they would bow in (thats bad) make sure your knees dont go over your toes, work on your form, and they will strengthen
>> Anonymous
I find doing air squats has tremendously improved my knee stability. Read "Starting Strength" by Mark Rippletoe for a detailed analysis of the the back squat. For all intents and purposes, the back squat is the same thing as an air squat, except a back squat has weight added on while the air squat does not. You can download the book over at <http://78chan.org/>'s /fit/. Also, <www.crossfit.com> has some videos and slideshows on how to correctly perform the movements.

This one seems silly, but I found that it works pretty well. They're called "bootstappers", scroll down the page to find out how to do them. <http://koreantaekwondo.tripod.com/articles/exercises.htm>

In addition to exercise, you need to be thinking about nutrition. You really need to be eating healthier overall, but what I found that helps a lot are the joint supplements glucosamine and chondroitin. Getting enough omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil or flaxseed oil is pretty good too. And probably the biggest thing is getting adequate calcium and sunlight. As you probably know, calcium helps strengthen the bones, and the Vitamin D from the sunlight makes sure the calcium gets absorbed.