Backside of Knee - JP Fitness Forums

duffeymt · 03-14-2007, 06:53 AM

Last night, after a NROL FL2 A workout, I noticed I had a little soreness in the area on the back side of the knee. When I am sitting and have my leg at 90 degress and then pull my lower leg in towards my body, thats when I feel a small pinch and soreness. The only thing I can think of that I was doing that could have affected this area the most was supine hip extensions with leg curls. I did these really slow last night and could really feel it in my legs, but nothing that seemed damaging at the time. Does anyone know what muscle this could be or what the cause could be?

Steve-O-68 · 03-14-2007, 08:37 AM

All 3 muscles of the hamstrings cross the knee and insert on the tibia and fibula. If the SHELC is a new exercise for you, it's probably sore because of the new stimulus. As long as there isn't bruising or swelling, it should subside after a few workouts.

duffeymt · 03-14-2007, 08:39 AM

Thanks Steve-O. Not new to the exercise, its one of my favorites. I did add a 2 second pause on the extension and then on the curl, and I crossed my arms to increase the difficulty, maybe all that hit me harder than before. I now have a little gimp walk going on.

UConnJulie · 03-14-2007, 10:16 AM

Be sure to stretch your hamstrings today (several times if possible) and it should feel better in no time.