[mumble2mumble]

hey guys,

i just started doing cardio about 3 weeks ago.

ive been running on the treadmill, hitting up the eliptical, and ive been making love to the bike


but recently i started having some quite noticeable pain in my knees. ive asked around and ive heard that jogging is actually bad on your knee joints because it puts a lot of stress and pressure on them with each stride.

has anyone else experienced this from working on cardio???

[ZackKnight]

yeah, running and jogging is bad on the knees.

i stick to the erg, the bike, and the elliptical for HIIT

[mumble2mumble]

ahhh i see thanks dood for the input

good to know ive found the problem

now...i guess ill just stick to elliptical and bike

[warrior111]

I broke my knee cap playign rugby in a knee on knee clash. This was a while ago but the doc said no high impact cardio, ie such as jogging. Stick to smooth running machines with slim to none impact. My dads got the same problems.

[Shwitt88]

ive had back problems before in the past and the low/no impact cardio also helps out a lot with that too

[warrior111]

back problems? like spinal injuries or mucsle problem

[Shwitt88]

well, i messed up my spine playing soccer several years ago which also led to muscle problems, this was before i started lifting. the spine is good now and muscles are fine but the around when i suffered the injury it was hard to run without pain because of the shock delivered to my spine so i did a lot of biking and elliptical work to get back in shape.

[warrior111]

oh k, makes sense. did you just tweak your spine

[Shwitt88]

i went up for a header with another guy, he elbowed me in the air and i came down on my hip so hard that the impact caused a curvature in my spine. i had to go the chiropractors a lot and go to a lot of physical therapy but im good now. however, im still really cautious with my back

[stalion]

whats elliptical _ sorry if it sounds dum

[Shwitt88]

[warrior111]

shit man, if that happend to me, id be catious too