Knee Ability Zero

I injured my MCL doing BJJ, my knees had been good but starting a combat sport in my late 30s undoubtedly has its risks. I thought my knee would heal on its own and didn’t rest it properly. I’ve always lifted weights and could work around injuries, a bit different at BJJ. My knee was getting worse and worse and I was just working through the pain hoping it would go away. So I got this book, didn’t really stick to it and didn’t see much change, didn’t stop BJJ until my leg was absolute ruined - because I’m an idiot. I couldn’t even ‘air squat’, I couldn’t stand up quick from sitting and was struggling with stairs, I couldn’t run, what a horrible feeling at 38. So I committed myself to doing this program several times a week, largely because I couldn’t do much else. I’m happy to report my knee is so much better, I can ‘air squat’ again, the mobility is coming back and I don’t doubt I’ll be back to BJJ and weightlifting in no time. I’m pain free in my day to day, I was in pain driving or just sitting. Ultimately I still need to build up my strength but the difference is night and day. It’s not a quick fix, you have to actually do the program. It takes like 15 minutes. I do it while watching TV or before/after an upper body workout. There are some moves that feel amazing that I’ll do (elephant walk has helped me massively) at random times in the day. Well worth getting.

Super easy to read and understand, detailed photos and good explanations for the reasons behind each exercise. I popped my left knee doing Judo in 2019 and had pain and joint limitations, but I've been doing this program 3 weeks now and can already feel a huge difference. No real pain anymore and increased mobility, absolutely chuffed! 😁💪

While the format is a bit more pamphlet than book the content is very good. These are very strong exercises but if you follow the clear and easy to follow instructions you have complete control so you go as far as is right for you at the time, extending into them as your strengthen and loosen up. I’ve been doing these for a couple of weeks and already feel the benefit. Quite honestly, if I’d been shown these exercises about 30years ago I’m pretty sure I could’ve avoided the knee surgery I had then. I’m sticking with these exercises from now on though as they have definitely improved my knee stability already so that is something I’m keen to continue. Doctors/medical professionals need to be prescribing these exercises as I’m pretty sure in many cases they would either remove or reduce the need for medication and/or surgery which has to be a benefit to the individual with the dodgy knees and reduce the burden on the NHS.

I saw a YouTube video of the author as a guest on a well known health channel. It made sense to me so I purchased the book. The physical book is short in content and almost pamphlet like in quality . I suppose the content is the paramount thing though. I'm a 61 year old male who'd been suffering significant knee pain despite xrays showing only mild degenerative changes .I've always been physically fit and not overweight but had had to cease my lifelong jogging habit a year ago. I started the first five main knee over toe exercises (no equipment needed)and the backwards walking. Three weeks later I'm quite astonished how my knees have improved. My quality of life has gone up and I can now go for long daily walks without pain. Who knows I might tentatively start up jogging ! I found traditional knee exercises of some use but they're based on the theory of strengthening the supporting muscles round the knees. The knee over toe approach is different ,it works on strengthening the opposing muscles and it works . Update.....I've continued with the backward walking (ten mins) and doing the first five exercises daily. My improvement has continued and after barely six weeks I tentatively started jogging again with no reaction. It's been transformative .

I will be using the moves in this books for a long time

Excellent process. My physio put me on to it after ACL & PCL surgery. As they used my knee tendon to tie the ligaments my rehab was sore and slow. 3 weeks after following this process i was right up a munro in snow storms, albeit using walking poles! Liked it so much i signed up for the online course which is also very cheap and full of top tips and processes. The instagram accounts are also full of excellent content. Highly recommend this book but especially the processes

Takes time out of the day to keep knees working well as we age. With just this one book and plenty of commitment - this is all we need

If you are a trainer and looking to extend the physical ability of your clients, this book is a must have purchase. Being able to move pain free becomes a priority as we age and this bad boy book will ensure it happens!!! Credit to how Ben has written it, as it flows well and engages the reader throughout. You the man Knees Over Toes Guy 💪🏽👍🏼

Útil y eficaz

Excellent

Can not recommend. Book is very thin, has large font and mostly contains pictures for about 7 exercises. If you follow Ben Patrick (which you probably do if you are buying this book) you are well aware of those exercises. Does not contain any programming or workout routine that incorporates those exercises.

The exercises in this book are intended to be performed three times per week. They don't require any special equipment and can be done in your home in as little as 30 minutes. I sprained my left knee several years ago. Since then, anytime I walked long distances or attempted to play sports, my left knee would get sore or I would reinjure it. I bought this book after hearing the author on the Joe Rogan podcast. After receiving the book I started working on the exercises...and reinjured my knee. I was a bit too eager and tried to start the exercises at an intermediate difficulty and it was too much for me. After giving my knee time to heal I started again at the easiest difficulty level and gradually increased difficulty as I gained strength and flexibility. I saw minimal improvement for the first 6 weeks. From 6 weeks to 3 months I started to see dramatic increases in strength and flexibility. My ankles, knees, hips, and lower back feel better than they have in 20 years. I never imagined the exercises in this book would be so effective. This book has changed my life and I highly recommend it to everyone.

Excellent - couldnt do any at beg due to pain but just going thru the process had results and cant believe the painfree ease of walking that I have had returned and I have only been working on first 4 exercises for abut 6 months.