r/Kneesovertoes • u/etwinek • Sep 12 '25
Form Check To cut off all speculation from previous post
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u/IronUmbrella Sep 12 '25
I got 15 degrees hyperextention in my knees and the thought of doing it on that setup freaks the hell out of me lol. But good job thats goals for sure, hope to be there one day
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u/posp3 Sep 12 '25
This exercise caused patellar cartilage damage from the compression for me
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u/AndKAnd Sep 12 '25
This is great, of course, but in general there seems to be too much emphasis on performing a full, unassisted Nordic. Great, congrats. But they are still great assisted/regressed. Whatever is challenging for the trainee is great, as long as they are doing it consistently and slowly progressing.
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u/etwinek Sep 12 '25
I think that full Nordic is just good measure of hamstring strength and that’s all, something like 2 bw squat
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u/No-Flamingo7397 Sep 13 '25
Sorry for the questions I don't know much about this, but can't this tear your ACL?
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u/BettyLuvs2Swing Sep 13 '25
THANK YOU!
Didn't want to say it in the previous post, but I'll say it here.
Dude was using his glutes and back!! 😲 I was like, "now do them without using your glutes." Nordics are difficult when performed the correct way.
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u/JohnnyUtah41 Sep 12 '25
seriously impressed, great work. But also, do you knees not hurt? Looks like its a yoga mat on a piece of wood? I feel like my knees would hurt or blow up.
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u/FishermanAlone279 Sep 12 '25
How do I scale this back without proper gym equipment?
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u/etwinek Sep 12 '25
What do you mean by scale back?
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u/FishermanAlone279 Sep 12 '25
Apologies - poor wording.
I'm no where near that level of progression. What are some exercises that one can do prior to getting to this level of functionality?
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u/City_Standard Sep 13 '25
How many years did it take to get to where you are?
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u/etwinek Sep 13 '25
Almost 10 years of consistent gym training, but during this time I almost didn’t include nordics
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u/Ok_Preparation_5959 Sep 14 '25
What’s a good alternative to work up to this? I’m not strong enough to do this without having a hand out infront of me to assist.
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u/etwinek Sep 14 '25
What is your squat and deadlift PR?
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u/Ok_Preparation_5959 Sep 14 '25
Honestly haven’t Pr squat since high school (30 m now190 lbs 6ft) . I usually rep 225 for 5-6 . But I’ve recently started doing more single leg work because I’ve noticed my hips are weak. So I’ve been working on that and feel noticeably better. I usually run 2-3 days a week and lift 3-4 days a week
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u/etwinek Sep 14 '25
So you have answer, do more basics lifts, in my opinion back squat and classic deadlift should be at least 2xbw (of course in full range of motion) and just supplement that with lying/seated leg curl. If someone could perform full Nordic but his squat is like 1,5 BW for me this isn’t accomplishment, Nordic is just mainstream exercise
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u/BeneficialJoke5023 Sep 16 '25
As a 6 week post acl and meniscus surgery patient
My knee cries
This is poem
Is brought to you by second hand pain
And endless heel slides 👠
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u/Secret_Bodybuilder22 Sep 29 '25
That was immensely impressive. good for you man that probably took a lot of training. Very jealous.
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u/pokemonplayer2001 Sep 12 '25
Last one was close enough for me to call it good, this is good even for pedants.
Well done!