Originally Posted by
RMiller1991
After my training two days ago my knees went from uncomfortable during the squat, to can't fucking walk that evening and the next day. Today they are still painful but not near as bad.
I'm not sure if the pain was caused by switching to high-bar squats for the first time (due to shoulder mobility issues), or if that just exacerbated what I THOUGHT was just shin splints.
I took 1 week hiatus 2 weeks ago at a family get together where there were no gyms available, and played volleyball on grass like I was 21 again (diving, running, jumping and shit). My knees flared up bad after that, but went back to normal within a day.
Whichever caused the knee pain, I want to know if I should hold off on squats, or just push through them and hope the pain goes back to normal in the future.
The pain is not something I have traditionally had, I've always had bad knees, but now the knee is sore to the touch on the outsides and front, and the pain exists whether it is resting or being used, though stepping down stairs sends a jolt like nobodies business.
Any ideas? I've found some posts on here re: squatting and knee pain, but don't seem to match my situation where I went from no knee pain squatting to severe pain in one session. Unless my knees went way forward by switching to high bar, but I don't think they did. Will record myself next time.