FT Questions....

[bill2]

(ADD: Please make this thread about FT-specific questions. This one could easily go in a separate thread and/or in a different forum.)

If you lower the load, you lower the stimulation, yes. (You've answered your own question.)

The main question you have to ask is whether not doing this and perpetuating your tendonitis (perhaps to a tendinosos) is worth whatever loss of loading you might have. I'd guess it's not.

Reverse banding on squatting movements tends to make the movement match focus on the quads throughout the ROM, i.e., there is a greater load nearer terminal knee extension where the quads are more active. If the reverse banding eliminates your patellar tendon / knee pain, then I'd say do it. (This is a great solution in that case, IMO.)

-S

Many thanks Scott! i found out that at most thigh movemenets my knee bothers me when the transition from negative to positive happens..so i found two ways to eliminate the knee pain..reverce banding or knee wraping..( only at my heaviest sets..)
so another guestion might be whats your experiences-views on this subject?( knee wraping to eliminate pain through such situations?