Land Better - Knee Pain Explained and How to Fix It

[@edq.7193]

Great informative video. I would love to see a follow up video or an update of you guys going back to sports academy and seeing if your numbers improved by doing these stretches/exercises.

[@lesquey]

You guys do a great job with these videos. I'm a big fan. But my observation is that volleyball players only jump the way you guys do in these tests when they're blocking. When they're hitting, volleyball players torque their bodies violently from one side to the other, causing them to land close to 100% of the time on the foot opposite their hitting shoulder. This means that players absorb way more impact in the knee opposite their hitting shoulder than they do in their hitting side knee. These tests are interesting and Emily's exercises are smart, but none of it really addresses the imbalance (not only in the knees, but throughout volleyball players' bodies) that results from jumping and torquing exclusively from left-to-right or right-to-left hundreds of times a day in a typical day of tournament matches.

[@sharmilasshetty4614]

Guys u play on sand which makes it a totally different calculation of weight on your knees. You get some what of different knee dynamics on sand and without shoes. But i presume it wouldn't effect the types of exercise required to depreciate knee impact force on indoor synthetic surfaces and on sand. So thank for your tips and it totally helped Thank you.

[@EddieDBama]

Hey Bros McK - loved this video. Been playing for 34 years. Used to have a 38" vert, but now I'm old and fat. Got up to 26" last year, Was going up for a block and my teammate did a Superman block... sent me flying off the court, landed on one leg and strained my left lateral ligaments. Season ended, went to Dr and he gave me the ugly news that I was looking at knee replacement surgery in 5-10 years. Not totally unexpected, but going to work on losing 30-40 lbs of fat and get my legs stronger (his recommendations). Was looking for something like this - and you boys delivered. Thank you so much. NOTE: Diet starts on the 1st. :)

[@andrewafante]

your videos never fail to impress! i’ve been dealing with patellar tendinosis for a while now and this is one of the most informative videos i’ve come across. clear and concise. thank you and keep it up!

[@dirkkvnlixD]

It would be nice if you showed how much the force decreases if you land properly. But great video anyways, thanks for the content!

[@Jkrizvb]

Did the trainer say she would like to see it under 500#?

[@davepicklyk3198]

No, under 5x your body weight.

[@quentintai3234]

Can't wait to see the video when you show us the results of doing these stretches and exercises!

[@Thervantesgr]

Thank you guys for being awesome to share your knowledge and experience around the sport we love! Keep it up! Greetings from Greece!

[@Thervantesgr]

MCK Volleyball hahaha you just made my day brother!! Stay awesome!!

[@nicktokar2459]

I love how the place with high-tech gear like that is missing a ceiling. Thanks for the video anyway. I need to work on some of those exercises.

[@kenii28]

very informative! thanks for looking out for us!

[@louiswouters71]

That low squat position used to be my relax position after standing straight for too long at concerts or festivals.

[@sespretz]

Awesome video! So much information in such a short video

[@robgibson8]

Awesome video and advice guys!!!

[@MartinDRuffy]

your channel is great. please keep on making videos!

[@zero_x93]

Great and timely information for me! I needed this. Gonna focus more on cleaning up my jumping. Thanks! Excellent info!

[@DaveTy18]

I like the video, but what is missing for me is an actual example how to land properly to absorb the force perfectly (as in: where should the feet be located, how to absorb the jump with the hip etc.). Would be great to make a video of that where you incorporate what you have learned.

[@leaktest]

Thank you very much for the information in the video. It would also be very interesting to learn the mechanics of back movements and exercises for the waist for a beach volleyball athlete.

[@candidoescobar8920]

I love this channel, thanks for all the information........

[@artist6834]

Very useful video! Thank you guys Greece follows you

[@BMNapier85]

Great video. Any tips on speedy recovery after a match? Compression, icing, etc.

[@darky1188]

Cant seem to find the PDF file on your site. Should have downloaded the first time i watched your video, since now patteral tendonitis is here with a vengence and i haven't been able to play for 2 months now

[@ddavidpanah]

Great video and tha is for sharing .😅 can I be that guy and mention that force cant be absorbed, it has to be produced and landing requires a lot of eccentric force production. Its Just the terminology however the content is accurate. Keep them coming please

[@danielebarbieri1470]

Great video guys, I am following your video from Rome and I saw you guys playing at the 2017 Manhattan open ... watch out for back flexion during the squat-landing though, otherwise you end up absorbing energy not thru muscles but thru the back joints, wearing and tearing the vertebrae and discs. Maybe a wider stance would be easier fo the back not to bend... looking forward to the next video! Ciao.

[@fabioledlm5186]

Hi, love your videos, do you have a similar video for the pain of the Striking shoulder? thanks!

[@spgtenor]

Great video! If I play 2 nights in a row, I experience knee pain and I don't even jump that high! Though I do wear Copperjoints knee bands which help quite a bit. Good info, keep it up!

[@spgtenor]

MCK Volleyball Thanks, I've been working on my quads and core as well.

[@noobface777]

Keep in mind that when playing on sand the force exerted is spread over a longer period of time when landing so 1200 lbs becomes much less compared to harder surfaces. Also, although not shown in the video I feel that when blocking you would experience less force on your knees as you are jumping/landing more symmetrically and most likely not jumping as high which means less force.

[@noobface777]

Very interesting! Thanks for the reply

[@Itzak15]

What about the beard factor?

[@zakriyarabani8696]

This is a great video! Any chance you guys could put something together that shows how the force changes depending on the surface you're landing on/in? In the video you two have shoes and socks on jumping onto a hard, flat surface... (indoor) But what are the numbers when you guys are jumping barefoot in the sand? What about different depths of sand and different styles of landing because of how our feet move through the sand? I wonder what the difference would be and how we could use that information to better ourselves. You guys rock, love your videos and concern for the volleyball world.

[@zakriyarabani8696]

haha yeah I was thinking the same thing. But it might be worth a try later on if Sports Academy went for it.

[@zakriyarabani8696]

I got another question! I run USF's Bulls Beach Volleyball Club in Tampa, We have about 20 good men and women, but unfortunately we only have one decent court on campus. We do a pretty good job on running drills, we split men and women as best we can to give more room on the court. Any fun games/drills that can incorporate a lot of people with only one court?

[@MarcFain]

2 ideas for measuring force in sand a) Line a cardboard box with plastic. Wrap outer perimeter of box with duct tape to secure plastic and structurally support box so it does not split. Place box on left force plate. Have Chase Frishman bring and pour sand to min 8 inch depth. Zero the force scale. Repeat for right force plate. Jump into the boxes. Don't miss! b) alternatively have Taylor Crabb bring & fill a sack (or pillow case) with sand. Tie it closed. Cover with a 2nd over sized sack so you don't get thrown out if the sack breaks or leaks. Repeat for 2nd landing zone. Compare forces with and without sand. Time permitting add more sand until results saturate (force no longer decreases with increased depth) to mimic actual beach.

[@petsan7157]

hey guys, can you make a video about how to fix elbow pain in your attacking arm greetings from austria

[@majorshong4951]

Thanks for the tips. Where did you guys get those resistance bands?

[@EddieDBama]

Thanks. I was going to ask this question. Just ordered them.

[@johannisrorong9109]

do a vertical jump homeworkout

[@gigaherz]

Looking at this video again after a few months. Has your pain improved after several months? How is it now?

[@TotesCray658]

what length is the resistance band that you are using?

[@andrewjimenez318]

What knee braces do you guys use? I haven't been able to find a good one

[@lunatic792]

Sir my height is 5.5 feet and weight is 69 kg I have been playing volley ball for almost two months but when landing after taking jump, there is pain in left knee, it seems that the leg has been pushed backwards I used to play volley ball earlier too but the pain never happened. Has my weight become too much according to height or is there some other reason, if there is a problem of weight, then how much weight will I have to lose?

[@jjones9871]

Can you guys go back and see if you have had improvement on your absorption!?

[@Itzak15]

my elbow gets a sharp pain when i do finger passes

[@darrylsmith84]

Knees, definitely knees! But... what about that pesky shoulder?? Need get myself one of those rubber band thingys...

[@cappehnkrunch]

Anyone know what it costs to get evaluated on your jump and landing mechanics?

[@dweaind]

on that link it shows video of a guy throwing a baseball. Throw that same technology, it would be really cool to see that done with volleyball spikes and jump servers. The video with Crabbs was great, but seeing and hearing more of the science behind it would be really cool and could help learn the proper technique and why.

[@elfedits]

Finito hahaha ciao Riley!

[@arthurbarbosapinho]

Search for Kelly Starrett, the mobility godfather. Saved my life ;)

[@shawnemelian4288]

I feel like because you guys land in the sand the force gets distributed over a longer period of time and your peak forces are lower. Definitely a cool video though!

[@shawnemelian4288]

Definitely scary - thanks for the content guys!

[@jakegrace108]

THx guys, im digging your content (pun intended!) I like the science and vote for a round 2 of this vid (like Ed Q), i'm a recreational beach player in Manhattan Beach, had a knee injury from jumping wrong, and had to rehab it, eventually building much more muscle around my knees by strengthening calves, quads, hams, Now i can jump higher and land better and feel stronger, plus knee ligaments, tendons are stronger. I'd suggest anyone interested checkout www.strengthsensei.com for strength training info applicable to elite athletes and rec players as well.