Back and knee pain

Sounds like you have some form issues or started with heavier weights than you could handle.

Is the pain more noticeable after certain exercises?

>>42408246
>>42408355
What he said.

Pain below kneecap is likely a patella tendon issue.

>>42408355
Squats are the only exercise I experience pain during, though I believe that I have improved my form. I only feel pain now when I dip too far past parallel.

Literally have the same knee pain from doing SL.

Also, many others yesterday were talking about the same knee pain from SL on here.

I only got it (noticeably) on Friday, So I've just been foam rolling, stretching and putting ice on my knee, which seems to have eased it.

I'm really not looking forward to squatting later on today.

It's called Patellar Tendonitis btw

>that feel when can do squats and deadlifts just fine but really struggling with barbell rows and OHP
What the fuck is this? Do I just have bad form?

>>42408387
Yeah, what you described must be what I have; the back pain feels like an entirely different beast, though.

>>42408387
Stop locking your knees out and treating it like a break. Commonly done at the top of a squat/deadlift. Lower your weight and do it right.

>spend a life time sitting at a fesk
>start doing some light lifting
>back gets achey


Is your back hurting from a month of proper use, or from that lifetime of mis-use? Keep going.

>>42408413
My form is fine, I also don't lock out.

I think I've just got from doing repeated motions (which is the most common cause). Football (soccer), volleyball and basketball players often get it due to always kicking/jumping.

>>42408379

Toes are probably pointed too far out. They should be pointed at around a 35 degree angle, not 45 like most people will have you believe.

How wide is your stance? Heels should be directly under your shoulders.


Going below parallel is not needed. That is mostly a powerlifting technique. You'll get a little better activation by doing it but if it's causing you pain then don't squat so low.

>>42408468
Stance has been an issue for me thus far. Like you say, my feet are too close together and angled at 45 degrees. Maybe I'm not keeping my back neutral or something.

>>42408527
Squat down now and place your feet where you regular put them, then change the position slightly, so their not pointing out as much. You should get less knee pain this time around.

At least, that's how it worked for me.