04/07/2026
If your knee hurts with lunges, it’s not a “stop training” problem—it’s a load it better problem.
This variation takes a standard dumbbell lunge and turns it into a tendon-focused strength builder 👇
The band is anchored in front and pulling you forward, which means:
• The front leg has to work harder to control and drive you back
• You get more force through the front knee
• The tendon is challenged to accept load and produce force dynamically
This is exactly what’s needed when working through patellar or quad tendinopathy—not avoiding load, but applying it the right way.
If your rehab stops at slow, light, controlled work… you’re missing the phase that actually prepares you to return to sport.
Load it. Control it. Own it.
DM me “KNEE” if you want help going from pain → performance.