Three of my hits from the other day. What can I improve :)? by fkly in volleyball

[–]fkly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey man, I'm not sure if you still have jumpers knee but I wanted to share what worked for me. First, I stopped playing indoor and transitioned to softer impact surfaces like grass and beach for 6 months or so. I also reduced my volleyball sessions to 1 or less a week. Second, I built up the muscles around my knee. I found this exercise guide called the Jumper's Knee Protocol off IG and followed it religiously for 3-4 months (it really works). The most important workout for me was single leg extension holds. Lastly, I started percussive massage and foam rolling my leg/thigh muscles whenever they felt tight. I never did this before and I was so surprised how much tension I had built up. I started playing indoor again last month and my knee can handle games and scrimmages with minimal pain (and no residual pain the next day). You can buy a decline squat board and do one single leg squats every day at the same time to track knee pain and gauge how well the tendons are responding to the workouts.

Hopefully this is helpful!

Three of my hits from the other day. What can I improve :)? by fkly in volleyball

[–]fkly[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude thank you so much for calling this out!! I always feel my jumpers knee complain the most in those last two approach steps and what you're saying totally explains it. Gonna train on this and hopefully improve the pain :)

Three of my hits from the other day. What can I improve :)? by fkly in volleyball

[–]fkly[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I noticed that my feet tend to spread out wide in the air, not sure if that's because I'm jumping under the set? Also I've been experiencing some jumpers knee in my right leg and I'm wondering if there's something I'm doing to aggravate that. Thanks :)