D-Cal
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Okay so about a month and a half ago I was doing my run of the mill leg routine nothing crazy just the typical squat, leg curl, leg xtenshun combo and a couple sets into my squats still at a fairly light weight I think was 275lb I feel this weird sort of pain in the lower part of my right knee, almost like if it was severely dry like when you use to much letro, but more painful.. anyway I keep working through my squats thinking shit I've worked through some gym injuries before no biggie, but as soon as I get to 405 after the first rep it really started to kill, and after the 3rd rep I really started to feel something painful so I racked up thinkin I really did myself in and should of stopped after the first one.. I go over to the leg xtention machine and think I'll keep her nice and lite finish up a little early and just get a proper pump on, well I wouldn't even move the 40lb setting on the machine. Now I'm worried I've gone and fucked myself up real good and proper so I take a trip down to the walk-in and doc says is a bursa sack or something filled with liquid? Maybe I got the word or name wrong I can't remember bad memory, anyway he said there's not much I can do for it that it's fine I can work thru it as long as the pain stays the same or at least doesn't get worst if not better I'm all good. Needless to say now, since then, Everytime I hit legs as soon as I get to 225 on squats what's my knee starts to get bothersome, soon as I make it to 315, all hell breaks loose! But then when I up the weight into the 405 zone it goes away drastically! Not completely but enough to where I feel a bit more comfortable doing the squats. But then as soon as I try going any higher it's back to the same old pain. Thing is I can deadlift 500lbs+ for reps and it doesn't bother my knee in the slightest, and I use the regular deadlift stance not that weird sumo shit. My question is does anyone have an idea as to what's up with my knee? Or anyone going thru or gone thru something similar? Is there any other lift I can do to hit my legs as hard as squats without the pain? I just a little worried doc is wrong and with time maybe in the very near future I could end up really botching it and be out of the game... Lifting weights is a big part of my life and is what saved me from a very hard 10yr addiction i was stuck in, and im worried that I could put myself out of the game.. Any input would be wicked, sorry for the novel bros