Originally Posted by
cehowardGS
Somebody told me that leg-extension was bad for the knees. That is one on me. My knees are old, therefore, they are dam near worn out. However, I still do leg extensions foward and backward. Now if something starts hurting, that will be the cue to back off some.
You say you are hearing some crunching noises, IMO, I would let a doctor check that out. You don't want to abuse the knees to a point where they need surgery or stop working on you..
In the meantime, that was a good workout...

Latest I heard was the leg extensions were a pretty useless and non-transferable exercise. I don't do them any more. There is little applicaility of a leg extension to reallife, unless, I guess you kick folks a lot or are a football punter.