Brehs my knees started hurting while squatting and leg pressing today

[GoFlipAPack]

Usually they don't hurt and I didn't go that heavy. Was squatting 225 and leg pressing 500. My last leg day was last thursday any of yall have pains while hitting legs?

 

[HE_Pennypacker]

Could be any number of things. I'd say try rolling out your IT bands and quads with a foam roller. If you're a hardc*nt, you can use a PVC pipe.

 

[Adam3000]

Mine started hurting a few weeks ago. Bought 2 of these for leg day and feel no more pain

 

[Brock Landers]

Low bar or high bar? How's your form? Your knees tracking with your feet and near your toes? Are you locking out your knees? Be more specific breh

 

[Tim Dripcan]

i usually switch up my routine for legs. i do lounge's with the bar bells or front squats (working on the front squats)


after watching this video i decided to change up my leg routine.

 

[Snoopy Loops]

Ice, rest, massage. Try using doing some leg extensions for 1 or 2 workouts before you start back up with the usual stuff. Don't go back with full force.

 

[HHR]

Ice, rest, massage. Try using doing some leg extensions for 1 or 2 workouts before you start back up with the usual stuff. Don't go back with full force.

 

[Slaimon Khan Shah]

Moderation is key

 

[Snoopy Loops]

From exrx.net

Vastus Medialis Weakness

Increased risk of knee injury (chondromalacia) occurs during knee extension activities. The patella becomes laterally displaced with the pull of the vastus lateralis. This patella tracking problem can produce wear on the inferior patellar surface. Greater pain is usually experienced during leg extension activities in which the knee is a greater than a 20 to 30 degree angle. Avoiding full range of motion (i.e. not locking out) during Quadricep exercise may not allow the Vastus Medialis to be fully strengthened since it is more fully activated at these final degrees of knee extension.

• Examples of affected exercises:
  • Leg Press
  • Squat
  • Leg Extension
• Example preventative / corrective exercises:
  • Single Leg Extensions (Crazy I know) (last 20 degrees of extension)
  • Leg Press (last 20 degrees of extension)

I was/am going through the same thing as op.

Started doing leg extensions as a substitute.
I then noticed it wouldn't have knee pain for few workouts after doing them. As soon as the pain crept back, I would do them and the knee pain would be gone. Mine is at the top of the knee, like where the quads enter the knee.

Then came across this, which confirmed my suspicions.