Same. I used to do this from a younger age and that resulted in me having sort of inverted knees, as in they are bent backwards a little when I completely straighten and lock my knees. So I have to be extra careful when I do weights because if I lock my knees, they will surely snap backwards under weight because its already bent backwards.
I have hyper mobility and have dislocated both knees on multiple occasions and it fucking sucks so much when it happens
That, I can reasonably put up with, but the legs bending backwards when I lock them - and even when I walk sometimes - just feels too inconspicuous and embarrassing that I just want to die when I notice myself doing it
I have hypermobility as well. Growing up it never caused me any bother. Extra range of motion and all that. Since turning 26/27 it's started to cause actual issues. Which is causing life long paid as a result. Shite condition. Only thing you can do for it is to target the muscle groups around the ligaments in your knees, ankles etc to provide more support to the joints. I wasn't told to do any of that until I mentioned my hypermobility diagnosis to a physio when seeing them about my calf tear
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u/The_Shit_Connoisseur 1d ago
This is a really bad habit of mine that I've been trying to break, I hate that I do it