Isaac M
Level 1 Valued Member
I everyone! First post so bear with me. I recently started S&S. I am loving kettlebell strength training! I feel like it's the fitness program I always wanted. I was doing swings and TGUs before S&S came. Now I am implementing the warm up of goblet squats, hip bridges, and halos.
So here's the rub. Goblet squats bother my knees. So I went to my brother (certified personal trainer) and he helped me correct my squat. But my squat is very narrow and doesn't go down very far. Everything feels fine until after my workout sometime. Then I feel like I strained my LCL slightly. Which to me is bad news.
I am pigeon toed (feet and legs naturally want to point inward) and I have always been terribly inflexible. Standing up I can only bend over and reach mid calf. Sitting down I can barely spread my legs past a 45 degree split. With me getting a lot more conscious of long term health, I am getting worried about my joints, especially because I feel like they are holding me back and maybe putting me at risk of injury.
I have to work out right after I get up in the morning. How can/should I start before my S&S training to protect my knees and hips and help increase permanent mobility?
About me: I'm 24 year old guy, 5' 11", 188 (I think around 170 is ideal for me), out of shape but getting back in. I lifted alot in highschool and never had any major injuries. I had a slight rhomboid tear about 8 years back and sprained my ankle when I was like 8. So nothing major. I am pigeon toed and. It flexible in my knees and hips.
Thanks for reading my WOT and replying!
So here's the rub. Goblet squats bother my knees. So I went to my brother (certified personal trainer) and he helped me correct my squat. But my squat is very narrow and doesn't go down very far. Everything feels fine until after my workout sometime. Then I feel like I strained my LCL slightly. Which to me is bad news.
I am pigeon toed (feet and legs naturally want to point inward) and I have always been terribly inflexible. Standing up I can only bend over and reach mid calf. Sitting down I can barely spread my legs past a 45 degree split. With me getting a lot more conscious of long term health, I am getting worried about my joints, especially because I feel like they are holding me back and maybe putting me at risk of injury.
I have to work out right after I get up in the morning. How can/should I start before my S&S training to protect my knees and hips and help increase permanent mobility?
About me: I'm 24 year old guy, 5' 11", 188 (I think around 170 is ideal for me), out of shape but getting back in. I lifted alot in highschool and never had any major injuries. I had a slight rhomboid tear about 8 years back and sprained my ankle when I was like 8. So nothing major. I am pigeon toed and. It flexible in my knees and hips.
Thanks for reading my WOT and replying!