We are going to show you a few exercises now that you can do with your athletes to improve knee strength and avoid knee soreness. We will introduce you to the respective exercises, including exercise descriptions, what muscles they target and what to pay attention to in order to perform them in good form.
Now, you can load them however you deem appropriate using a dumbbell or barbell, respectively. Don’t forget to stretch out your legs afterwards to avoid muscle soreness the next day when you practice on court – you don’t want to be sore the next day when you practice on court!
Presented Exercises
- Back Squat
- Forward/Reverse Lunging
- Lateral Lunging
- RDL
- Knee Extensions
- Knee Curls
- SL RDL
- SL Squat – use stability pad to increase stability requirements
- DB Calve Raises
