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squats and stairs dont mix.

Pritchard Posts: 1,212 Joined: 2004/03/02	2004/12/28, 03:40 PM id just finished doing my squats, id worked really hard to push out the last couple of reps, so i thought 'ill go down stairs and get a drink'. it was goin cool walking along the landing, then i tokk my first step onto the stair and my leg just had nothing in it to stop my leg from bending at the knee, it was weird and u just fell:(. i have a carpet burn on my knee, but other wise im cool:cool:. i just keep thinking how dumb i must have looked.:laugh: -------------- NOT OFFICIALLY A MODERATOR, BUT THERES NOTHING WRONG WITH PRETENDING. A.D.F.
jonathanweaver Posts: 576 Joined: 2004/06/14	2004/12/28, 04:02 PM I'm sure you DID look rather dumb! Too bad nobody caught that on film... We coulda sold it and made a fortune!!! :angry::laugh::angry: Now you know. And knowing is half the battle...
	2004/12/28, 04:04 PM You know that's not why you look dumb, P -------------- Sometimes I lie awake at night and wonder where have I gone wrong? Then I hear a voice say this is gonna take longer than one night. Charlie
puresurfr2 Posts: 16 Joined: 2004/12/28	2004/12/28, 04:10 PM Actually i found the opposite holds true, i run up the side of a mountain which has a steep flight of stairs with 144 steps, i usually run these stairs with a weight vest and/or belt.....i found that running these stairs actually helps my squats, in terms of reps and poundage, haha and i walk down carefully because 144 continuous steps is a long way to fall !!!!!!!!!
Vedakathryn Posts: 1,585 Joined: 2004/05/28	2004/12/28, 04:22 PM Oh dear me, Pritchard! What a way to end some good reps! Ouch! -------------- Veda MISERY IS OPTIONAL ***When you are up to your ears in trouble, try using the part that is not submerged. ***The difference between a dream and a goal is a plan. HAVE A GREAT DAY!
Reddy Posts: 597 Joined: 2003/09/11	2004/12/28, 04:53 PM Pritchard that sounds awful - I'm glad you didn't get too hurt. makes me glad I don't have stairs -------------- Reddy All people smile in the same language
spenco Posts: 76 Joined: 2003/07/24	2005/01/05, 05:57 PM going up after squats is fine for me but going down is killer. Once after being on the stairmaster for a while I could barely move my legs, if I bent at the knee at all I would fall down. :surprised:
princesslodgey Posts: 1,748 Joined: 2004/02/21	2005/01/06, 07:22 AM I find driving home from the gym after legs day is a nightmare - trying to control the clutch with a wobbly shaky leg is very difficult!
t-babe Posts: 441 Joined: 2003/02/20	2005/01/06, 08:27 PM Pritch, I'm disappointed. THAT'S the reason you got carpet burns on your knees! I can think of much better ways. :big_smile:
big_j_scf Posts: 308 Joined: 2003/11/08	2005/01/07, 02:09 AM well hey, everyone else is razzing ya pritchard, but im impressed, you did squats hard enough to just about kill yourself going down the stairs...NICE WORK!!! -------------- I have some good news! I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to Gieco!
puresnowchic Posts: 151 Joined: 2004/07/28	2005/01/07, 05:37 PM Sorry Pritchard but that's really funny... -------------- My mind tells me to win, my spirit shows me how, and my body delivers. Cari PureSnowChic@aol.com Southern California
fsdsk Posts: 959 Joined: 2003/11/30	2005/01/07, 06:46 PM I know the feeling - sissy squats are even worse in my book -------------- Every man hears only what he understands -Goethe
fsdsk Posts: 959 Joined: 2003/11/30	2005/01/07, 06:47 PM :big_smile: ============ Quoting from t-babe: Pritch, I'm disappointed. THAT'S the reason you got carpet burns on your knees! I can think of much better ways. :big_smile: =============
Pritchard Posts: 1,212 Joined: 2004/03/02	2005/01/08, 01:37 PM thanks for the concern every one (!) i did worse than this when i went bowling under the influence of alchohol. i was using the heaviest balls, because they have the biggest thumb hole, and i have an extraordinarily wide thumb joint. i stood there, swung my arm back, then SMACK! straight into the side of my knee! yes, thats right, i bowled at my own leg.:(:laugh: -------------- NOT OFFICIALLY A MODERATOR, BUT THERES NOTHING WRONG WITH PRETENDING. A.D.F.
t-babe Posts: 441 Joined: 2003/02/20	2005/01/09, 02:02 AM Aw Pritch, you have no idea how much I need a laugh. Thank you so much for your last post. :laugh::laugh::big_smile:
howdiekat Posts: 1,345 Joined: 2003/05/22	2005/01/09, 02:04 AM pritchard, you are my favorite. -------------- i wish you ill, ice-t. margarine is a liar who announces, "i am butter!"