Strength Test 11-3-09

Had a strength test for my knee today. On something called a Biodex machine. It measures the amount of Foot pounds applied with a specific range of motion…I think.

I wasn’t worried about my hamstrings, I know they are in good shape. It was my quads that I was worried about. Sure enough the quads were bad. The right one especially.

The left had a rating of 54 Foot Pounds? while the right only got to 38. These numbers are low for an athlete but maybe not a 48-year-old athlete. The real issue is the 38 on the right side.

I can’t run, skate or do any plyometric exercises until I get the 28 up near the 54…

This means lots and lots of strengthening type exercises and I only have 2 more months to get it ready.

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