Originally Posted by
tom4646
Of course I can't say for certain, but I am sure it is not my IT band. Firstly, I have no pain whatsoever in or around my knee. But, more importantly, I can feel my IT band with my fingers when I squat. The IT band does not jump, it just gets flatter against my leg (i.e. it is harder to feel it by touch). The part that jumps is posterior to the IT band, and can easily be seen just like the tendons of the semitendinosus and semimembranosus on the inside of the knee when the knee is in flexion. If I follow the tendon that 'snaps' up my leg it definitely is part of the posterior thigh musculature.