Well as the title states, about 8 months ago I hurt my patella ligament where it attaches to the front of the shin while squatting, after approx. 2 months off on quads I was able to train quads lightly again, recently I started to get a little heavier on my squats and... you guessed it.. re-injured/tweaked the same spot, not as badly but still to the point where I wont be able to train quads for a little time.
My question is, what can I do to continue training my quads without over exerting this ligament, I obviously want to avoid injuring it further and causing myself to need surgery to fix it, but I also want to continue training my chicken legs so that I can continue to prep for my (planned) first show coming the end of april. Any insight or experience in this area would be greatly appreciated!
My question is, what can I do to continue training my quads without over exerting this ligament, I obviously want to avoid injuring it further and causing myself to need surgery to fix it, but I also want to continue training my chicken legs so that I can continue to prep for my (planned) first show coming the end of april. Any insight or experience in this area would be greatly appreciated!