Leg press and knee pain

[tennisenthusiast]

I did a leg press with new weights a week ago. This morning I experienced knee pain on my right knee. It lasted for few minutes and there's dull pain now. In the morning I had pain when i tried to stand straight.

Could my knee pain be due to leg press or something else?

 

[2nd Serve Ace]

I did a leg press with new weights a week ago. This morning I experienced knee pain on my right knee. It lasted for few minutes and there's dull pain now. In the morning I had pain when i tried to stand straight.

Could my knee pain be due to leg press or something else?

Be careful with that because the leg press has a shearing force than can be harmful to the knee.

I've found that pointing your toes outwards when lifting can stabilize the movement and really isolates the inner quad muscles, which is a primary group for a tennis player.

Best to do allot of reps at a low weight or fewer reps (3-4) at a high weight.

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[tennisenthusiast]

Be careful with that because the leg press has a shearing force than can be harmful to the knee.

I've found that pointing your toes outwards when lifting can stabilize the movement and really isolates the inner quad muscles, which is a primary group for a tennis player.

Best to do allot of reps at a low weight or fewer reps (3-4) at a high weight.

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Thanks. Could it be the reason though for knee pain after 1 week? I did not do any exercise since 1 week.

 

[2nd Serve Ace]

Thanks. Could it be the reason though for knee pain after 1 week? I did not do any exercise since 1 week.

I would think so. Take a break and try lowering the weight but with more reps.

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[Druss]

Next time try doing the 45 degree leg press instead. Also make sure your technique is correct, keeping your feet forward so that on the concentric phase your knees never go past your toes (by drawing an imaginary line - knees to tip of your toes), and keep your feet stance (smaller 3 toes) in line with your knees during the whole execution of the rep. Lastly do not lock your knees on the eccentric phase and no jerking, 2 sec controlled movement for concentric phase and 3-4 sec controlled movement for eccentric.

 

[2nd Serve Ace]

This. If you don't feel comfortable locking your knees out, then it's not necessary. But again, doing higher weight at 3-4 reps I think will really improve your quads. The extended muscles should be 50% stronger then the contacting muscles on the upper leg and the arm for all athletes.

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[Ramon]

I really doubt that the leg press had anything to do with your knee pain if it was a week out. Usually you’d feel it by the next day. You might want to think about what other activities you did right before feeling the pain. It could be as simple as landing not quite the right way.


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[Crocodile]

Get a roller and stretch out all anterior, side and posterior muscles below and above your knee. Apply ice and ice gel on your knee. Get someone to check your leg press technique and try a lighter weight.

 

[onehandbh]

on the 45 degree leg press machine, place your feet higher up on the sled/platform.

I rarely do leg presses. Usually just do barbell squats 2-3x a month instead.