18/09/2026
Calf-Hamstring co-contraction
Obviously this isn’t loading your patellar tendon because it’s a hamstring/calf exercise
The reason this helped me so much with my patellar tendon pain is that it made me how weak I was at the time
I couldn’t hold this position for more than a handful of seconds which made me question…. Where else am I very weak
Often people with patella tendon pain are WEAK…
It may be their quads, may be their hamstring, could be their foot… the likely hood is they’re weak somewhere and the patella tendon has been taking on the load of some other body part not pulling its weight.
This is a quick test, if you can hold this hamstring bridge with a calf raise for 45s pretty easy then you know it’s probably not a weak hamstring or calf that’s causing the pain and you can choose to focus on strengthening the quads or other structures
