Knee pain from squats

Theworkerman · 2018-06-28T09:22:01+00:00

Try these 3 things and see it they help. 1. Don't go to parallel. Go to 45 degrees and see how that feels and work your way to parallel over many workout and stop at the angle before you start feeling pain. 2. Use a 2 by 4 under your heels. It reduces the patella femoral strain when squatting. 3. Do endurance stamina squats. Do 5 sets of 50 without weights. If you can't do that do 5 sets of 40 working up to 5 sets of 50 or 60 or 70. Etc.. . It helps build the knee stabilizers.

GayLubeOil · 2018-06-28T13:28:21+00:00

Yea I made a shit ton of money fixing the issue as a trainer. Buy a VooDoo band for tendon occlusion and a mobility band for mobility. Also buy the book Becoming a Supple Leopard.

Killing__Time_ · 2018-06-28T16:15:48+00:00

Take a break from squatting. Do some hip openers.

I am not an expert, but from what I have learnt from listening to my Physios and the experts, if your knee hurts and there aren't any areas with a swell, it's usually something else in the kinetic chain (so, tight hip flexors, tight calves, tight hamstrings and quads, or you jave a history of injury on one side of your body and your body is trying to compensate for giving you the extra mobility for ATG squats, which eventually compromises your knee because it does what it isn't supposed to.

onizloms · 2018-06-28T08:44:09+00:00

Yes, if your form is good, and you always feel pain, give up squats.

I am slightly bow legged, and I also twisted my left knee once playing soccer. I can not squat frequently anymore. I always develop pain in my left knee, not always during the squat, but eventually after a month of squattong my knee will randomly lock while walking and my leg becomes useless. Then I stop squatting and it subsides.

My form is absolutely perfect, and my gym buddy is a physio. Sometimes you just can't squat and that's life.

FearGarbhArMait · 2018-06-28T09:16:04+00:00

Have someone check your form. If there is pain with proper form go to a sports doctor and see if there is anything you can do (accessory lifts, diet, etc idfk Im not a doctor.)

abudun79 · 2018-06-28T09:32:08+00:00

First of all: Stop what you are currently doing. Squats are not supposed to hurt and getting hurt by squatting means you do something wrong. Either you have a bad form (most likely) or you have a medical condition.

If it is your form, there are soooo many possibilities that no one can tell you for sure. Maybe if you upload a video someone can see a terrible mistake, but you should not rely on that and you should not trust random internet strangers on something like that. Get someone who knows how squats are performed and who knows strength conditioning and body mecahnics. And if someone tells you squats will always be harmful, kick him in the balls, it's bullshit.

If you Can't/won't do any of that and still want to do everything on your own, get some good resources. For bodyweight there are several and for barbell squats the is Mark Rippetoe.

Giddleor · 2018-06-28T11:17:37+00:00

I have the same problem and what fixed it for me is a foam roller. In the quads, there is a muscle responsible for pulling the knee into flexion or extending it, the vastus lateralis, and if it gets tight, you can experience awful knee pain. It will also make your knee pop whenever you bend it so it's kind of clear giveaway. Just lay on the foam roller with your quad on it and roll out

ajs_rb26 · 2018-06-28T16:55:30+00:00

A lot of people don’t know what they’re talking about, some people are outright saying stop squatting. Ridiculous. It may be patella tendinitis or tendinosis. I have tendinitis and I am still able to squat heavy. What you have to do is warm up, a warmup is not just 10 reps with just the bar on squats. You have to spend some time on the bike/treadmill/stair master etc. I usually warm up for 30 minutes, at least 10 is on the bike or treadmill. Then you foam roll and make sure you get the area around your knee, it will be uncomfortable. Then quad/knee stretches such as decline body weight squat and split squat stretches. If you’re in serious pain go to a doctor and a physical therapist. Don’t stop squatting, address and fix the problem.

Title	Knee pain from squats
Author	redblueninja
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Comments	10
Date	June 28, 2018 7:45 AM UTC (8 years ago)
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