Help please!

ParkerH47

Hi everyone!

I have been working out a lot more than I have in the past (for about a month now), with a strong emphasis on legs (as they are larger muscle groups). So many squats and lunges later, I'm finding my knee joints are very sore! (i'm only 25 and have never had problems with my knees in the past), so I thought I might be doing them with improper form (which I think might be the case), so after doing some research I have learned the correct way to do various forms of squats and lunges etc. But my knees are still too sore to do them correctly...

So my question is: do you think I should wait a week or two to let the joints rest/heal, or keep working out to strengthen the muscles around the knees and tough it out?

Or is this totally abnormal and something I should see my doctor about?

Thanks in advance!

debaloo

It could be that you injured them at some point and they haven't had a chance to heal. If it were me I would take a little rest from what you are doing and go back to it once you feel better.

ParkerH47

Thanks thats what my gut was telling me, I'm just afraid to lose momentum in my exercise routine, maybe i'll stick to cardio for a bit as it doesn't aggravate my knees as much

fatfudgery

Take a little break and then start back up *slowly*. Don't just jump to whatever weight you're doing now right away; instead start with just bodyweight squats/lunges and build up the weight over a few sessions. If you can't maintain good form, you're probably lifting too heavy anyway.

onwarddownward

Let them heal up and then restart with no weight, using a mirror to insure PERFECT form. Don't do it if you can't do them slowly, controlled and perfect. Knee injuries suck.