Have you tried a massage? This has been discussed many times.
I first felt this a few weeks ago, and it's been getting progressively worse after every squat session. I get a soreness/stiffness behind the knee, down the back of the calves, and even around on the inside and outside of the lower leg. It also goes up a couple inches from the back of the knee, I assume where the hamstring starts. That area is really sore when I bend my leg sitting down so the calf touches the hamstring.
It just seems to be getting worse, where my lower leg feels stiff when walking a few hours or a day after squats, and generally sore. I posted a squat vid a few days ago, and I see mistakes I had with hip drive (was going back and up instead of just up), and I may have been letting a bit of the weight get on my toes. But, in the video, I dont think my knees ever go past my toes, and when I squatted today, they were definitely far enough back. But, I'm feeling the soreness/stiffness again. In the last video, you can see my calves really tensing up, and i'm not sure how to fix it.
Here are some vids:
Warmup at 165: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxXEGeeaqQE
Set 1 at 185: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xjUbR4-hGk
Set 2, side angle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGW0-9_utGs
(inadequate rest, I got all 5 in set 3)
I started squat at 75, and have kept it at 185 for a few workouts as I try to figure out what's up. Bodyweight is up to 162 from 144, been doing SS for about a month and a half.
Thanks for the help.
Have you tried a massage? This has been discussed many times.
Is he rounding at the bottom or i am imagining things ? feels like he is not tight enough.
I was thinking the same thing. His bottom does seem a little loose doesnt it?
Indeed.
Keep your chest up , but it might be a flexibility problem , maybe it would be wiser to stop one inch below parallel.
Its strange, it started a month into SS, i guess as the weight came up. Now, my whole lower leg/calf/back of knee gets sore when I even get down into squat position doing air squats. Maybe i'm not keeping tight enough, and stress is going to places it shouldn't be.
It looks like you really need to exaggerate the knees getting pushed out a bit more. I believe this would fix the looseness that others are mentioning.