Definition lower quads/knobby knees

[pearlseyes]

Hello,
I've been lifting for a while now but I can't seem to get the definition in my lower quads that I'm looking for. I'm a hardgainer. I typically have to lift very heavy to see results. Also, I have really knobby knees and avoid shorts because of it. Are there any exercises I can do to help camouflage the problem? Thank you so much.

Alecia

[Latoretta]

Hi,

I've been reading these posts for a week now - did join, and posted once, but it doens't seem like anyone responds. I noticed you hadn't gotten any responses on the site, are you still interested in getting an answer? I started lifting about a month ago, and my concern is that i feel like i'm getting a little fuller - but have read & heard that this can be due to water retention. Any way do like this site, but don't see many responses happening.

Good luck.

[RWF]

Originally Posted by pearlseyes

Hello,
I've been lifting for a while now but I can't seem to get the definition in my lower quads that I'm looking for. I'm a hardgainer. I typically have to lift very heavy to see results. Also, I have really knobby knees and avoid shorts because of it. Are there any exercises I can do to help camouflage the problem? Thank you so much.

Alecia

Hi there!

Do you know your body fat %?

What exercises are you doing for your quads currently?

[teekz]

Hey Alecia

When you say lower quads I assume that you are carrying more fat in the thigh area as opposed to closer to the knee. Either way I mentioned in another post that fat located on the quadricep may be indicative of high estrogen levels, whereas fat that accumulates around the knees reflects low amounts of growth hormone. Strength coach Charles Poliquin wrote about this in an issue of Oxygen magazine a few years back if you would like to read up about it.

To correct both hormonal imbalances you can begin strength training with higher reps and shorter rest intervals, also increase your dietary intake of cruciferous vegatables like broccoli to help with the estrogen and supplement with glutimine for growth hormone.

Lastly you said your knees are knobby, what you may be referring to is knock knees or genu valgum deformaty (its not really a deformaty) either way it can be attributed to the width of your hips which increases the angle toward the knees. I dont know whether there are exercises to decrease the valgus but you should focus on increasing strength around the knees before they starts to the experience pain associated with knock knees.

Hope that helps

Teekz