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Sore Knees

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piecone

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Hi, I am no stranger to knee injuries from Rugby League/Union days of my youth (am 50 now). I have had meniscus tears corrected via arthroscopic procedures on both knees.
But weirdly, about 2 weeks ago, I felt a weird stiffness in right knee (my 'dodgy' knee) and pain in left (good) knee. Both have pain at the middle of the patella, particularly when rising from seated in bent leg position or sitting stationary in bent leg (normal seated) position.
Interestingly, not painful when doing Leg Press and Squats (my BAU routine).
No stupendous weight increases or a trauma to identify with the pain. I do Leg Press first, starting (after some bodyweight warm up and stretches), 4 working sets, 10-12 rep range, from 12 x 20KG up to 18 x 20KG plates. Then 3 sets squat, 80K x 10 using Olympic Bar (so effectively 100KG).
Ice knees post-workout, but should I rest knees, maybe do extensions/curls for a while, or go straight to medico?
 
Get checked out due to previous injury and current age but do not do leg extensions/curls.
 
Get yourself some knee wraps, not the heavy duty kind, just some normal knee wraps. UGE has them on special for 35 bucks at the moment, get some and give your knees a little support until your body heals whatever it is that is going on. I have some knee wraps, I use them occasionally for squats, don't know why but I get a sore knee here and there, but the wraps take care of it no worries. I think it is more about keeping my knees warm as I don't wear them tight enough to affect my lift. Try some mate, they work wonders.

Graeme
 
Rambodian said:
Get yourself some knee wraps, not the heavy duty kind, just some normal knee wraps. UGE has them on special for 35 bucks at the moment, get some and give your knees a little support until your body heals whatever it is that is going on. I have some knee wraps, I use them occasionally for squats, don't know why but I get a sore knee here and there, but the wraps take care of it no worries. I think it is more about keeping my knees warm as I don't wear them tight enough to affect my lift. Try some mate, they work wonders.

Graeme
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Thanks Graeme, sound advice.
 
I have some meniscus damage to the left knee.

I'm able to control the pain and like you I have no trouble squatting.
I do find it most beneficial to do a set of *leg extensions before my squats and *leg curls after.

*the machine needs to a good one and one needs to be set-up right in it.

I don't believe sleeves are necessary if one is moving quickly between sets of the workout.
I do believe in an ice pack after a workout.
 
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