Leg extensions wreck the knees? What the science says

Leg extensions have a reputation for being unsafe for the knees. Do leg extensions really wreck the knees? Let’s look at this from a scientific perspective. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:15 Suboptimal for vastus medialis? 00:48 Too much ACL stress? 03:35 Conclusion Transcript Leg extensions have a reputation for being unsafe for the knees. Do leg extensions really wreck the knees? Let’s look at this from a scientific perspective. One concern with leg extensions is that they don’t train the vastus medialis well, the teardrop part of the quads near the knee. And this is supposed to cause imbalances in how...[Read More]