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Anyone else have knee problems here and can't do basic lifts as squats and deadlifts?
2 years ago I got a knee trauma by tearing my meniscus. More than a year ago I had a surgery and started doing squats again only 3 months ago. After a few workouts I strained my back and had to give a pass for legs once again. Now this week I've started squatting and deadlifting once again and today something happened, because I feel pain in my other knee now. I've been doing RICE all day.
Is it possible that my joints are just 'not meant' for heavy lifts? Should I just give up doing any heavy training for my legs?
I'm not a DYEL and not just starting out, pretty much fit
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>>39655742
I feel you OP, I get pain in this area just from squatting down near parallel without any weight, just like going to pick up something off the ground.
Deads, squats, cleans, most anything involving the knee is out for lifting.
I have to overstrain my hamstrings when going up the stairs usually because it feels painful to drive upwards with my quadriceps.
I attribute the injury to caving in my knees one day a long time ago on front squats, when I was a noob at a homegym.
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First things first, make sure your form isn't garbage. Knee pain during lifting often means you're not using your glutes enough.
Secondly, knee pain is not likely to be because you have "bad knees" or they're not adequate for the lift. it's a problem with the muscles of the leg. Since you haven't given a lot of specifics, it's hard to even say what it would be. Probably either have tight muscles or an imbalance of strength. So, stretch, correct imbalances, and lift better.
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I had a cartilage tear on my knee for squatting on a smith machine. I was lifting with my knees and not my hips. Anyway, got microfracture surgery and learned proper form with free weights and now stronger than ever.
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>>39655823
Form AFAIK was good.
I can't be sure about this tho, since I'm currently going to uni gym where everyone is literally DYEL and there's no coach. I wish I got back to my old gym...
Right now I only wish I don't have to go to doc on monday
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Anyone have any tips for patella femoral pain? Anybody fully get over it?
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>>39655881
Bumping I want to know too.
Nothing seems to work, I'm desperate.
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I have a torn meniscus right now. I can still run and am going to do PT. Can anyone comment on running with a torn meniscus/getting surgery?
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>>39655742
When I was 15 (32 now), I fucked my right knee while swiming in the sea shore (a wave twisted it and almost drown swimming out). It tends to get locked when I twist it or when I stand up. I don't lift but I doubt this would be of much help when squatting with a lot of weight and suddenly not being able to go up or down.
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