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Anonymous
>>273857 Ok guys here is the scoop on running and knee pain. I suffer from it and I love running, I have been down to a slim and almost sick looking 160lbs. I looked like an auschwitz-jew but I have to admit I mostly felt really awesome, and running was something I really looked forward to, I stopped and focused on other fitness activities because my knees started creaking and getting sore ALL the time. Sometimes I would just be driving my car and it would hit and I would be like HOLY FUCK this really hurts. Yes I'm sure that many of you were far more advanced than I was but just shut up for a second and I'll let you know what's going on.. it is important.
What is going on it the kneecap is getting pulled out of place by uneven muscle use. This is why it creaks when I use it.. the rubbing also causes the softer tissues to become inflamed which then makes the rubbing even worse. The solution is to ice your knees, do more (very careful) weight training on the quadriceps, take an anti inflammatory, get good shoes and insoles, and try to run uphill as much as you can, if need to go downhill just allow yourself to take it a little easier and make up for it with a more high-intensity period before and/or after.
For those of you who know what's up, are maybe a little older, or who actually work out as hard as they think they do. This is probably not news. But I hadn't seen anyone at all post this and it's the total god's honest truth and it's for sure got to rank right up there with rolling your ankle in terms of frequency.
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