Peg

I was reading this article and thought I'd pass it on as sometimes we get too focused on sets of muscles and ignore other sets of muscles.

Got knee pain? Get hip to the real cause.

In a recent study, 6 weeks of daily exercises that
strengthened and stretched the hips helped ease painful
knees. So if knee pain has you swearing like a sailor
every time you climb stairs, squat, or kneel, it may be
time to shore up those hip muscles.

Knees aren't just bony knobs that punctuate the middle of
your leg. Each is a complex hinge that moves in only one
direction: backward. As long as all the structures that
make up the knee joint are stable, you don't even think
about it. But let any part of the surrounding leg -- the
thighbone or calf bone, the tendons and muscles that
surround the knee, or the shock-absorbing cartilage in
the joint -- shift out of place and your knees will let
you know about it. A weak hip may be all it takes to
trigger that shift. For example, weak abductor and
adductor muscles -- your outer and inner hip muscles --
may allow your knee to rotate too far, which makes you
yell ouch . . . or worse.
Of course, weak hip muscles are just one possible cause of knee pain. So if you're hurting when you walk, jump, squat, or sit for a while, see your doctor for an evaluation right away.

So fellow bodybuilders make sure all muscle groups are considered in your training.

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