Skiing + knees + fatness

[joshman]

I've got this _strange_ knee pain four days after returning from the slopes.

I'm a high level intermediate skier that has no problem on expert only terrain, but am still no pro. I did quite a few mogul runs and did wonderfuly due to the power block I did a month before the trip.

This morning, after walking up the stairs, I reach down to the floor and the top/middle of my knee cap feels like it's being pressed on from the inside. WHAT IS UP? I haven't been lifting since a few days before the trip.

Here's a timeline in case all of this rambling is too vague:

- 3 days before trip: last workout
- ski trip for four days
- 4 days after trip: sudden knee pain.

Thanks for your help.

[Bill Hartman]

Sounds like a bit of patellar tendonitis/tendonosis or even patello-femoral pain.

What did you power program consist of prior to skiing? Any plyos or altitude drops?

Moguls require a great deal of force absorbtion which is done via the tendon as the muscle contracts eccentrically/isometrically. This can wear on the musculotendinous juntion and where it attaches to the knee cap. It's not unusual for something like this to show up after the fact.

Bill

[joshman]

My power program was from Christian T's new book, it included 3x10 depth jumps twice a week.

Other than that, it included power snatches, power cleans, overspeed bench + row + squat + good mornings, isos, and some maint strength and hypertrophy work.

Good news: the pain went as quickly as it came.

Thanks for the reply.

Originally posted by Bill Hartman:
Sounds like a bit of patellar tendonitis/tendonosis or even patello-femoral pain.

What did you power program consist of prior to skiing? Any plyos or altitude drops?

Moguls require a great deal of force absorbtion which is done via the tendon as the muscle contracts eccentrically/isometrically. This can wear on the musculotendinous juntion and where it attaches to the knee cap. It's not unusual for something like this to show up after the fact.

Bill