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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Soooo anyone who wants to improve their thigh strength and enjoys the burn!
Lean on a wall and slide down so you look like your sitting on a chair!
How long can you hold it?
See if you can strengthen each day by adding more time each day!
For the hardcore dudes try variations !
Switch legs every 20 seconds
Grab something with a little weight in each hand and do some bicep curls!
Enjoy the burn and leg shake! |
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By *hunky GentMan
over a year ago
Maldon and Peterborough |
"Soooo anyone who wants to improve their thigh strength and enjoys the burn!
Lean on a wall and slide down so you look like your sitting on a chair!
How long can you hold it?
See if you can strengthen each day by adding more time each day!
For the hardcore dudes try variations !
Switch legs every 20 seconds
Grab something with a little weight in each hand and do some bicep curls!
Enjoy the burn and leg shake! "
Can I just sit behind you and watch??  |
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By *hilloutMan
over a year ago
All over the place! Northwesr, , Southwest |
Ahhh the prolonged isometric work 
Last I checked I could hold that for a couple of minutes before feeling like I was in trouble
Disclaimer - I don't do much leg work in gym. |
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"My arthritic and creaking knees wouldn't cope!
Or put it another way, if I even managed to get into the squat position, I'd be stuck there! I'd need a crane to lift me back up to vertical!  "
Yeah, my knees are the issue more than anything. I stop before I have to otherwise or life is bad for a few days. But it's buildable with my knees. Sympathy from a fellow (different) knee issue sufferer. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"My arthritic and creaking knees wouldn't cope!
Or put it another way, if I even managed to get into the squat position, I'd be stuck there! I'd need a crane to lift me back up to vertical!
Yeah, my knees are the issue more than anything. I stop before I have to otherwise or life is bad for a few days. But it's buildable with my knees. Sympathy from a fellow (different) knee issue sufferer."
Bless ya it’s hard on the knees!  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Ahhh the prolonged isometric work
Last I checked I could hold that for a couple of minutes before feeling like I was in trouble
Disclaimer - I don't do much leg work in gym."
Couple of mins is good! |
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"My arthritic and creaking knees wouldn't cope!
Or put it another way, if I even managed to get into the squat position, I'd be stuck there! I'd need a crane to lift me back up to vertical!
Yeah, my knees are the issue more than anything. I stop before I have to otherwise or life is bad for a few days. But it's buildable with my knees. Sympathy from a fellow (different) knee issue sufferer.
Bless ya it’s hard on the knees! "
Fortunately years of crappy knees, you know what pain means you need to quit |
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"Ahhh the prolonged isometric work
Last I checked I could hold that for a couple of minutes before feeling like I was in trouble
Disclaimer - I don't do much leg work in gym."
Most isometric excercises make me feel like I'm dying. |
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By *hilloutMan
over a year ago
All over the place! Northwesr, , Southwest |
"Ahhh the prolonged isometric work
Last I checked I could hold that for a couple of minutes before feeling like I was in trouble
Disclaimer - I don't do much leg work in gym.
Couple of mins is good! "
My quads didn't agree!  |
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"Soooo anyone who wants to improve their thigh strength and enjoys the burn!
Lean on a wall and slide down so you look like your sitting on a chair!
How long can you hold it?
See if you can strengthen each day by adding more time each day!
For the hardcore dudes try variations !
Switch legs every 20 seconds
Grab something with a little weight in each hand and do some bicep curls!
Enjoy the burn and leg shake! "
3m 05 s
Oh and I now hate you intensely   |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Soooo anyone who wants to improve their thigh strength and enjoys the burn!
Lean on a wall and slide down so you look like your sitting on a chair!
How long can you hold it?
See if you can strengthen each day by adding more time each day!
For the hardcore dudes try variations !
Switch legs every 20 seconds
Grab something with a little weight in each hand and do some bicep curls!
Enjoy the burn and leg shake! "
Or do it on tip toes too  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"1:13 but I do wonder if there is a way to do it incorrectly. Are feet meant to be apart or together. Are hands on my knees or by my sides? "
Feet together and hands by your sides I think but what ever gets you there I guess you can experiment! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Might this be a good prepping exercise for bodyweight squats? Seems my thighs can't deal with the idea of balance!
How about starting with chair or box squats?
Good shout."
Yep what ever works for you! |
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"Might this be a good prepping exercise for bodyweight squats? Seems my thighs can't deal with the idea of balance!
How about starting with chair or box squats?
Good shout.
Yep what ever works for you! "
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By (user no longer on site)
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"1:13 but I do wonder if there is a way to do it incorrectly. Are feet meant to be apart or together. Are hands on my knees or by my sides?
Feet together and hands by your sides I think but what ever gets you there I guess you can experiment! "
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Soooo anyone who wants to improve their thigh strength and enjoys the burn!
Lean on a wall and slide down so you look like your sitting on a chair!
How long can you hold it?
See if you can strengthen each day by adding more time each day!
For the hardcore dudes try variations !
Switch legs every 20 seconds
Grab something with a little weight in each hand and do some bicep curls!
Enjoy the burn and leg shake! "
Could you please pop over and see if I am doing it right?  |
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By *uke OzadeMan
over a year ago
Ho Chi Minge City |
This is exactly what we were forced to do at boarding school. You also had to keep your arms out straight in front of you and flick your fingers constantly whilst they placed pillows on top of your arms. Somewhat militant when you’re 13 but I’d do it now without the pillows. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Might this be a good prepping exercise for bodyweight squats? Seems my thighs can't deal with the idea of balance!
How about starting with chair or box squats?"
I like this. Does it mean I can sit on a chair or box instead? |
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"Soooo anyone who wants to improve their thigh strength and enjoys the burn!
Lean on a wall and slide down so you look like your sitting on a chair!
How long can you hold it?
See if you can strengthen each day by adding more time each day!
For the hardcore dudes try variations !
Switch legs every 20 seconds
Grab something with a little weight in each hand and do some bicep curls!
Enjoy the burn and leg shake! "
When I use to do karate, I got it up to 20 minutes with no moving. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Soooo anyone who wants to improve their thigh strength and enjoys the burn!
Lean on a wall and slide down so you look like your sitting on a chair!
How long can you hold it?
See if you can strengthen each day by adding more time each day!
For the hardcore dudes try variations !
Switch legs every 20 seconds
Grab something with a little weight in each hand and do some bicep curls!
Enjoy the burn and leg shake!
When I use to do karate, I got it up to 20 minutes with no moving."
Wow now that is impressive! Thighs of steel! |
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"Might this be a good prepping exercise for bodyweight squats? Seems my thighs can't deal with the idea of balance!
How about starting with chair or box squats?
I like this. Does it mean I can sit on a chair or box instead?"
You sit on the edge of a chair of box and stand up and sit down (in a controlled way, not just dropping yourself onto it). Don't use your hands and keep good squat form. It's harder than it sounds. You can progress by holding weights as you do it and can even do it with a barbell though I'd recommend a box over a chair for that for safety reasons. |
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By *hilloutMan
over a year ago
All over the place! Northwesr, , Southwest |
"1:13 but I do wonder if there is a way to do it incorrectly. Are feet meant to be apart or together. Are hands on my knees or by my sides? "
Your feet should be together. Start with knees flexed at 45° and gradually progress from there |
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"1:13 but I do wonder if there is a way to do it incorrectly. Are feet meant to be apart or together. Are hands on my knees or by my sides? "
Not really to begin with
Feet and arm where ever comfortable
They certainly do not need to be together
A perfect 90 degrees is also not essential to begin
The only things you can do wrong are
A. not do them at all
And contort yourself and push to injury
5 seconds near sitting legs comfortably apart
Is perfect
Strict form should come from the self as one progresses |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I shall try again today. Thanks for the tips. Its something I enjoy actually for a change "
You could imagine sitting on my knee. If you have a great imagination, you could stay 10 to 15 mins in the same position! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Might this be a good prepping exercise for bodyweight squats? Seems my thighs can't deal with the idea of balance!
How about starting with chair or box squats?
I like this. Does it mean I can sit on a chair or box instead?
You sit on the edge of a chair of box and stand up and sit down (in a controlled way, not just dropping yourself onto it). Don't use your hands and keep good squat form. It's harder than it sounds. You can progress by holding weights as you do it and can even do it with a barbell though I'd recommend a box over a chair for that for safety reasons."
Ah ok. I get it |
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. For the same reason I can't do planks.
need to work on breathing during it 