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Beating Patellar Tendonitis: The Proven Treatment Formula to Fix Hidden Causes of Jumper's Knee and Stay Pain-free for Life
Are you struggling with patellar tendonitis ("Jumper's Knee") and can't seem to make progress in recovering from it no matter what you do? It's not your...
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190 pages, Paperback
First published September 10, 2013
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March 24, 2017
I think this book will definitely be helpful to strengthen my knees during the off season by implementing the guide laid out in this book.
My issue with it, though, is that it is package as if you are going to beat it and have no issues, but then after he has given his plan of action he says at the end to not continue exercise once you're tired. As an athlete, you aren't competing if you stop when you are tired. Some of the best mental tests in athletics is when you are tired and hurt, how are you going to respond? So, if my purpose is to alleviate that pain when I've had two-a-days and the advice is to stop playing, it isn't really helpful.
Also, while there was a plethora of citations in some places like the benefits of eccentric exercises, there also seemed to be quite of bit of information being passed along as truth without any citations or references. The nutrition section was particularly troubling to me because while some of his claims my have some basis, I think they were exggargerated and loaded. "Avoid these poisons as of your life depends on it (because it does)." Unqualified to give nutritional advice and to phrase it in a way that may make people think that consuming any of these things in any quantity means certain health problems is irresponsible and outside the spectre of your expertise.
While I did think some of this information was really useful I was upset by some pieces.
favorite quote:
"Inside your tendons, collagen synthesis only reaches a positive net value 36 hours after an intense exercise session (Magnusson et. al 2010)."
My issue with it, though, is that it is package as if you are going to beat it and have no issues, but then after he has given his plan of action he says at the end to not continue exercise once you're tired. As an athlete, you aren't competing if you stop when you are tired. Some of the best mental tests in athletics is when you are tired and hurt, how are you going to respond? So, if my purpose is to alleviate that pain when I've had two-a-days and the advice is to stop playing, it isn't really helpful.
Also, while there was a plethora of citations in some places like the benefits of eccentric exercises, there also seemed to be quite of bit of information being passed along as truth without any citations or references. The nutrition section was particularly troubling to me because while some of his claims my have some basis, I think they were exggargerated and loaded. "Avoid these poisons as of your life depends on it (because it does)." Unqualified to give nutritional advice and to phrase it in a way that may make people think that consuming any of these things in any quantity means certain health problems is irresponsible and outside the spectre of your expertise.
While I did think some of this information was really useful I was upset by some pieces.
favorite quote:
"Inside your tendons, collagen synthesis only reaches a positive net value 36 hours after an intense exercise session (Magnusson et. al 2010)."
September 19, 2021
Rehabbing is strengthening.
I came to this book expecting a lots, it turned out to be a disappointment. Jumper's Knee is caused by repetitive HIGH-FORCE jumping over a prolonged period of time, so you are doing yourself a disservice for substituting heavy lifting and isometrics for bodyweight leg exercises. Load that knee appropriately, do your isometric work, tendons love eccentric motions so let them have at it 1-2 times per week. Use heavy loads if available, slant board with bodyweight will only get you so far, clam won't grow your abductors, banded walking does absolutely nothing for the patellar tendon and no, you don't need 10 minutes of streching and mobility work per day, save that time and energy for heavy lifting and your respective sport. Instead of this book save your money for buy 'Jumper's Knee Protocol' by Jake Tuura, that's my general suggestion.
I came to this book expecting a lots, it turned out to be a disappointment. Jumper's Knee is caused by repetitive HIGH-FORCE jumping over a prolonged period of time, so you are doing yourself a disservice for substituting heavy lifting and isometrics for bodyweight leg exercises. Load that knee appropriately, do your isometric work, tendons love eccentric motions so let them have at it 1-2 times per week. Use heavy loads if available, slant board with bodyweight will only get you so far, clam won't grow your abductors, banded walking does absolutely nothing for the patellar tendon and no, you don't need 10 minutes of streching and mobility work per day, save that time and energy for heavy lifting and your respective sport. Instead of this book save your money for buy 'Jumper's Knee Protocol' by Jake Tuura, that's my general suggestion.
December 21, 2024
Contained within is certainly useful information. However, I believe that in the current day, some of the recommendations are dated at best. Take the recommendation of foam rolling. A quick Google search can quickly yield a meta-analysis of multiple studies analyzing foam rolling and its impacts on sports performance and recovery, which concludes that the impacts of foam rolling are negligible to minor on sports performance and recovery. Furthermore, as others have pointed out, his nutritional background is far from professional, and thus, his recommendations are best ignored. Other critiques are laid out by others. Overall, it was a slightly disappointing read. if anything, it simply solidified my confidence in my current understanding of the subject matter.
January 17, 2025
I read this book a few years ago when I had a pretty serious case of patellar tendonitis. This book helped me out of what initially was a very irritating problem that bugged me for the better part of a year. Especially the eccentric knee exercises were helpful. Highly recommend Kobans YouTube channel as a complement.
April 7, 2018
Fantastic, it isnreally helping me in recoverying from jumpers knee, highly recommend!
Great book !
Lots of good tips from exercises, diets, massages! Things that my doctor and therapist never told me, but now you have all the knowledge you need.
Great book !
Lots of good tips from exercises, diets, massages! Things that my doctor and therapist never told me, but now you have all the knowledge you need.
January 31, 2018
Great tips,
Learned so much from this book and now I fully understand how to beat patellar tendinitis! Highly recommended this book!
Learned so much from this book and now I fully understand how to beat patellar tendinitis! Highly recommended this book!
April 30, 2021
Definitely a good book that hits some of the key concepts for healing patellar issues. I do think it's missing some other important factors though
July 7, 2022
Looking forward to freedom to run and have fun again!
May 22, 2024
Great for patellar tendinopathy, even better if you want to develop a crush on a 6 and half foot German cutie pie.
November 6, 2015
Perfect companion for rehab of My patellar tendonitits
Great structure, Easy to Follow and Easy to implement.
If you have knee pain or (even better) want to prevent it this is a good complement and a good companion for a cheap price.
What you really need is patience, consistency and a plan. With the help of this book - you can fix your knees.
Thanks
Great structure, Easy to Follow and Easy to implement.
If you have knee pain or (even better) want to prevent it this is a good complement and a good companion for a cheap price.
What you really need is patience, consistency and a plan. With the help of this book - you can fix your knees.
Thanks
March 2, 2020
Thorough and helpful!
I’d recommend this book to anyone who needs to have heath restored to their knees! I’m so glad that I read it.
I’d recommend this book to anyone who needs to have heath restored to their knees! I’m so glad that I read it.
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