Knee injury pushing too much weight during workout
bellabonbons
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My knees have always been super healthy I'm 27 pounds to my goal and been working out as a part of my fitness program. I pushed too much weight and I have a knee injury. Curious if this is happened to anyone else and what was the length of time it took your need to heal. Thank you!
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What specifically is the injury? See a physiotherapist if you don't know and follow their advice.
You also might want to move this out of the debate forum?-1 -
There are a number of weightlifters that engage in conversation in this forum. Anyone that engages in weightlifting is well aware of potential strain or injuries. Weightlifters, runners, etc. Plus being from a medical family helps which is my case . It's always interesting to get others take on the situation especially if they have experienced strained while weightlifting. Thus question is appropriate for a fitness forum.TavistockToad wrote: »What specifically is the injury? See a physiotherapist if you don't know and follow their advice.
You also might want to move this out of the debate forum?
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Get a medical diagnosis frim a professional. Nobody on here can tell what you have going on.
That said I don't personally know of anyone who injured a healthy knee lifting unless they slipped, lost balance, etc. Typically muscle will fatigue before you could damage structure.
Good luck0 -
Packerjohn wrote: »Get a medical diagnosis frim a professional. Nobody on here can tell what you have going on.
That said I don't personally know of anyone who injured a healthy knee lifting unless they slipped, lost balance, etc. Typically muscle will fatigue before you could damage structure.
Good luck
If you read my post you will see that I did not ask what is going on. I simply asked how long it took them to heal.0 -
bellabonbons wrote: »Packerjohn wrote: »Get a medical diagnosis frim a professional. Nobody on here can tell what you have going on.
That said I don't personally know of anyone who injured a healthy knee lifting unless they slipped, lost balance, etc. Typically muscle will fatigue before you could damage structure.
Good luck
If you read my post you will see that I did not ask what is going on. I simply asked how long it took them to heal.
How is anyone supposed to speculate on recovery time for an injury with no actual diagnosis? "Knee injury" could literally fall anywhere from a mild sprain that could heal in a few days to a total tear of everything that might take years.-1 -
I strained my quadriceps tendon while squatting last February and it took me 6 weeks to build up the courage to squat again. I wanted to make sure I gave my body adequate time to heal.
As others have said a knee injury has a vast range of possible causes, I would suggest seeing an orthopedist or physical therapist for diagnosis.0 -
It's all over the place, depending. Sore knee; day or two (and usually needed to work on form). Muscle strain, sprain, or pull -- anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 months depending on severity. Never tore anything (tendon or muscle), but that's surgery time generally.
What's the symptoms? Just a bit sore, or unable to sleep sort of pain? A bit of swelling, or so swollen that the leg is immobile? Where is the pain (under kneecap, on one or more sides of the kneecap, behind the knee, etc)? What lift were you doing, and where in the lift did the sh1t hit the fan?0 -
bellabonbons wrote: »Packerjohn wrote: »Get a medical diagnosis frim a professional. Nobody on here can tell what you have going on.
That said I don't personally know of anyone who injured a healthy knee lifting unless they slipped, lost balance, etc. Typically muscle will fatigue before you could damage structure.
Good luck
If you read my post you will see that I did not ask what is going on. I simply asked how long it took them to heal.
If no clue what the injury is it is impossible for anyone to tell you, their experience how long a similar injury took to heal.
Could be anywhere from a day to never.0 -
To the weightlifters here, thanks. I have an awesome Doctor who is monitoring. Actually my late husband was a physician who tragically passed away at a young age and he was also a weightlifter. Placed #2 in a professional competition. Ice, rest, anti inflammatory ibuprofen and keeping it elevated. My legs are the strongest part of my body. too confident and pushed far too much weight. The moment I realized it I immediately stopped. I was doing the lay down leg press. The pain is on the top area of the kneecap and on the sides. painful to bend my knee completely but actually it's doing much better really appreciate your input. not surprising that the two of you that have answered this way. Obvious you are secure individuals and experienced weight lifters. It happened at the 4th push.0
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Do your knees colapse in when doing the leg press?0
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bellabonbons wrote: »Packerjohn wrote: »Get a medical diagnosis frim a professional. Nobody on here can tell what you have going on.
That said I don't personally know of anyone who injured a healthy knee lifting unless they slipped, lost balance, etc. Typically muscle will fatigue before you could damage structure.
Good luck
If you read my post you will see that I did not ask what is going on. I simply asked how long it took them to heal.
i hurt my knee one time and it took many years plus surgery and a donor ligament for it to heal.0 -
Packerjohn wrote: »Do your knees colapse in when doing the leg press?
Actually my knees don't collapse and didn't collapse when I pushed too much. I stopped immediately and I'm not doing any laydown leg presses or squats or any type of leg exercise for the next six weeks. Giving my knees every chance to heal. interesting it was my strongest knee that was affected. My weakest need recovered right away. I love working out.
I have an awesome doctor he doesn't feel it's severe enough to warrant any x-rays. Just doing rest ice relax and elevation.0 -
bellabonbons wrote: »Packerjohn wrote: »Get a medical diagnosis frim a professional. Nobody on here can tell what you have going on.
That said I don't personally know of anyone who injured a healthy knee lifting unless they slipped, lost balance, etc. Typically muscle will fatigue before you could damage structure.
Good luck
If you read my post you will see that I did not ask what is going on. I simply asked how long it took them to heal.
i hurt my knee one time and it took many years plus surgery and a donor ligament for it to heal.
Wow! How did you hurt your knee?0 -
I'm not a weightlifter, but I hyper extended my knee and pulled my LCL playing soccer probably 4 or 5 years ago. Took a couple of weeks/month to get back on the field with regular physio appointments and I still had some pain/a limp for a while. It was a couple of months before I was back to full performance. I have friends who hurt their knees worse than that and were never able to make it back onto the field. That's why people want you to specify what type of injury, no two injuries are alike, especially knee injuries, there's so much going on there recovery times vary widely.0
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Nikki10129 wrote: »I'm not a weightlifter, but I hyper extended my knee and pulled my LCL playing soccer probably 4 or 5 years ago. Took a couple of weeks/month to get back on the field with regular physio appointments and I still had some pain/a limp for a while. It was a couple of months before I was back to full performance. I have friends who hurt their knees worse than that and were never able to make it back onto the field. That's why people want you to specify what type of injury, no two injuries are alike, especially knee injuries, there's so much going on there recovery times vary widely.
Thanks Nikki. I plan to give it 4 to 6 weeks I've already shown great improvement in 2.5 weeks. That's great that you're back on the field.
Sorry about your friends. That's a lot to go through.0 -
Are you familiar with the concept of q angle?
http://liftbigeatbig.com/female-anatomy-the-q-angle-and-lifting/
This article is specifically about the squat but I assume there would be carry over to a leg press. Might be worth some research as you get back to heavier weights.
Best of luck.1 -
bellabonbons wrote: »Packerjohn wrote: »Do your knees colapse in when doing the leg press?
Actually my knees don't collapse and didn't collapse when I pushed too much. I stopped immediately and I'm not doing any laydown leg presses or squats or any type of leg exercise for the next six weeks. Giving my knees every chance to heal. interesting it was my strongest knee that was affected. My weakest need recovered right away. I love working out.
I have an awesome doctor he doesn't feel it's severe enough to warrant any x-rays. Just doing rest ice relax and elevation.
Sounds like the weak lleg decided to take a vacation and let the strong leg handle the sled.
Keep up the RICE for now. If you're lucky, the swelling should be gone within the week and you & the doc can evaluate for crunchy noises and mobility / stability issues. If you don't have any of those, it's just a matter of ramping up slowly from there out.0 -
Packerjohn wrote: »Are you familiar with the concept of q angle?
http://liftbigeatbig.com/female-anatomy-the-q-angle-and-lifting/
This article is specifically about the squat but I assume there would be carry over to a leg press. Might be worth some research as you get back to heavier weights.
Best of luck.
Awesome, thanks !0 -
bellabonbons wrote: »Packerjohn wrote: »Do your knees colapse in when doing the leg press?
Actually my knees don't collapse and didn't collapse when I pushed too much. I stopped immediately and I'm not doing any laydown leg presses or squats or any type of leg exercise for the next six weeks. Giving my knees every chance to heal. interesting it was my strongest knee that was affected. My weakest need recovered right away. I love working out.
I have an awesome doctor he doesn't feel it's severe enough to warrant any x-rays. Just doing rest ice relax and elevation.
Sounds like the weak lleg decided to take a vacation and let the strong leg handle the sled.
Keep up the RICE for now. If you're lucky, the swelling should be gone within the week and you & the doc can evaluate for crunchy noises and mobility / stability issues. If you don't have any of those, it's just a matter of ramping up slowly from there out.
Thanks !!!0 -
bellabonbons wrote: »Packerjohn wrote: »Are you familiar with the concept of q angle?
http://liftbigeatbig.com/female-anatomy-the-q-angle-and-lifting/
This article is specifically about the squat but I assume there would be carry over to a leg press. Might be worth some research as you get back to heavier weights.
Best of luck.
Awesome, thanks !
There's a lot out there on it. I helped coach a junior high track team for a few years. It was like clockwork the girls didn't have any issues then about 7th grade knee problems started to crop up as they matured.0 -
Packerjohn wrote: »bellabonbons wrote: »Packerjohn wrote: »Are you familiar with the concept of q angle?
http://liftbigeatbig.com/female-anatomy-the-q-angle-and-lifting/
This article is specifically about the squat but I assume there would be carry over to a leg press. Might be worth some research as you get back to heavier weights.
Best of luck.
Awesome, thanks !
There's a lot out there on it. I helped coach a junior high track team for a few years. It was like clockwork the girls didn't have any issues then about 7th grade knee problems started to crop up as they matured.
Thanks for the article very helpful. We've always been an athletic family. I realize that our knees are much more fragile than we realize. You must've loved your coaching job! Interesting about the flareups beginning in seventh grade with the girls.0 -
Not to hijack but mine is sore and tight and has a dull pain when I bend it past around 90 degrees any ideas? Happened a couple weeks ago when running on pavement been running on trails now side of a mountain to be exact
I would definitely say ice, elevation, ibuprofen and rest. For several days I used a frozen pack of peas to lay across my knee which helped a lot with the tightness and swelling. I would say also no more jogging on the pavement and no jogging at all until this heals! Jogging on pavement can be brutal pressure on the ligaments of your knees! You can get a lot of answers also through Internet search. Besides seeing my own physcian for my knee, I researched the Internet and went to a lot of orthopedic sites. Sounds like yours is not as severe as mine definitely rest, ibuprofen, ice packs and elevation will give your knee a chance to heal. Whatever you do stop jogging. You will delay the healing if you keep running.
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Not to hijack but mine is sore and tight and has a dull pain when I bend it past around 90 degrees any ideas? Happened a couple weeks ago when running on pavement been running on trails now side of a mountain to be exact
Sounds like it band syndrome. Lots of stuff if you google it. Is it just one side? If you run on pavement that has a crown one side of the body will be lower than the other.0 -
bellabonbons wrote: »Not to hijack but mine is sore and tight and has a dull pain when I bend it past around 90 degrees any ideas? Happened a couple weeks ago when running on pavement been running on trails now side of a mountain to be exact
I would definitely say ice, elevation, ibuprofen and rest. For several days I used a frozen pack of peas to lay across my knee which helped a lot with the tightness and swelling. I would say also no more jogging on the pavement and no jogging at all until this heals! Jogging on pavement can be brutal pressure on the ligaments of your knees! You can get a lot of answers also through Internet search. Besides seeing my own physcian for my knee, I researched the Internet and went to a lot of orthopedic sites. Sounds like yours is not as severe as mine definitely rest, ibuprofen, ice packs and elevation will give your knee a chance to heal. Whatever you do stop jogging. You will delay the healing if you keep running.
What about squatting and deadlifts and plyometrics? As in alternating lunges and burpees and jumping squats? Btw it's not swollen
Not while its tight and pain at 90 degree. You have obviously been lifting for quite some time I'm sure that you have a very good idea exactly which direction to take this 1 -
Packerjohn wrote: »Not to hijack but mine is sore and tight and has a dull pain when I bend it past around 90 degrees any ideas? Happened a couple weeks ago when running on pavement been running on trails now side of a mountain to be exact
Sounds like it band syndrome. Lots of stuff if you google it. Is it just one side? If you run on pavement that has a crown one side of the body will be lower than the other.
Thanks packer ! I knew you would help.0 -
bellabonbons wrote: »bellabonbons wrote: »Not to hijack but mine is sore and tight and has a dull pain when I bend it past around 90 degrees any ideas? Happened a couple weeks ago when running on pavement been running on trails now side of a mountain to be exact
I would definitely say ice, elevation, ibuprofen and rest. For several days I used a frozen pack of peas to lay across my knee which helped a lot with the tightness and swelling. I would say also no more jogging on the pavement and no jogging at all until this heals! Jogging on pavement can be brutal pressure on the ligaments of your knees! You can get a lot of answers also through Internet search. Besides seeing my own physcian for my knee, I researched the Internet and went to a lot of orthopedic sites. Sounds like yours is not as severe as mine definitely rest, ibuprofen, ice packs and elevation will give your knee a chance to heal. Whatever you do stop jogging. You will delay the healing if you keep running.
What about squatting and deadlifts and plyometrics? As in alternating lunges and burpees and jumping squats? Btw it's not swollen
Not while its tight and pain at 90 degree. You have obviously been lifting for quite some time I'm sure that you have a very good idea exactly which direction to take this
Thanks ima go on maintenance and take a break next week and see how I feel next Monday
Good luck I would give anything to go back and not push this much weight. The consequence was potentially severe. Never again.0
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