Thread: Knee pain

I hate that i have the same issue my bad knee is my left one though. I cant do squats or my knee is very sore. I do them now and then becuase well you have to lol. but i just try to stay with the leg press machine. i know its not as good but i can bend my knees furthers and push more weight and get a better workout then squats i cant go heavy or low on them or im in pain for a few days

Originally Posted by Thesuperwallaby

So my knees have been sore since I can remember, and I'm kinda used to it, lately however while doing squats while standing my right leg shakes uncontrollably. I can still do the same weight no pain while in the hole, but when I come up I'm doing the funky chicken, I am running 100mcg Ed, which seems to be the only thing different, this has happened maybe the last three weeks which coincides with me upping the dosage from 50 to 100, any ideas? Should I lay off squats for a little while?

Sorry if I missed this, but what are you running 100mcg ed of?

I had some issues to with my knees. In my job I have to climb multiple stories of ladders/stairs. After leg day climbing killed my knees. After getting a hack squat/leg press machine, I dropped the squats and started doing hacks and presses followed with leg curls. My knee issues went away. May not work for you but helped me.

Another thing, I started doing higher reps less weight also

lay off awhile bro ur body is tellin u something

I read somewhere awhile back that knee pain is the result of muscle strength imbalances.. for instance, your hamstrings aren't up to par with your quads. Of course, your hamstrings will never be as strong as your quads but they could be lagging a little bit. I have similar issues due to my job, so I have been doing hamstring exercises a lil more frequently then quad exercises. I used to just do basic movements like squats, deadlifts, benches, military presses, and rows but needed to bring the smaller muscle groups up to par. My knees feel a lot better since I've been training hamstrings more frequently..

I have never heard of the leg shaking unless its on a max or somewhere near that weight. If you have had that problem for awhile. I would try a different stance maybe go to sumo or just a wider stance. Try to incorporate some of the other stabilizers and get abductors and aductors more involved. It may take some of the stress off your kness. I also wonder how good your form is. Make sure you squat off your heels. I have knee pain if I don't make 100% sure when I squat that me knees are behind my toes. Hope this helps brother..