Subject: RE: Good exercise for posterior knee injury prevention? What TriAya said. I've never heard of a calf-hamstring strength imbalance. Most strength imbalance problems happen with opposing muscle groups. For instance, a quad-hamstring imbalance where the quads are stronger than the hamstrings is very common. Because quads and hamstrings are on opposite sides of the body they don't always work together. Muscles on the same side of the body tend to work together so there is less chance of an imbalance. Hamstrings and claves are on the same side of the body, the posterior, so they work together in, for example, running. Also, because the calf muscle has to move a relatively short limb (even a size 13 foot is short compare to the entire lower leg ) joint in a relatively short range of motion, calves tend to be very strong without needing to be very large.
Having said all that, strengthening the hamstrings is very important in keeping the knee stable. So, hamstring curls, deadlifts, and Romanian deadlifts are all good exercises to do. But first, do what TriAya has suggested and figure our the exact cause of the problem. |