Quote Originally Posted by Travs View Post
I've been advised by my physio to do all my strength work single-leg to put more work through the (i think) Patella Tendon, as i have tendonitis of it (more commonly known as "runners knee") So i'm starting at about 50kg on the incline (i expect this to rise quite quickly when i get used to the movement), as it is certainly not equivalent to lifting exactly half what you can with two legs. Also going to start looking at single leg squats.
When I reached 2 x body weight (on the bar) when doing conventional squats last year, I realised that although my legs could have taken more, my back wouldn't. At this point, I switched to single squats with 1.1 x body weight on the bar.

The problem with this is technique, or rather my lack of it, which is not helped by having one leg noticeable stronger than the other. For safety reasons I am doing this between to metal shelving systems, which are rated to 180kg per shelf, which is just as well as I am still wobbling - although this is slowly improving.

I have also tried pistol squats, which also require more co-ordination skill than I currently have, and I have attached a link below to a Runners World article for anyone who's interested. As a no-equipment, safe exercise it's worth looking at.

https://www.runnersworld.com/trainin...-pistol-squat/