12-20-2010, 10:49 PM
My .02,
Have you tried to get on the bike to work (stretch ) it out ?
IMO experience:
Lifelong runners never know when to give up and will literally run themselves into the ground : )
On/below knee cap is strain from too much loading without warming up or base miles.
Side of knee from over use / high reps.
Back of knee from stress / strain.
My gut feeling is the Treadmill did it to ya. IMHO, you were slightly ( but perfectly ) out of sync +++ the flat, even surface worked against you to cause the hotspot ... No ( terrestrial ) variety + being off a bit then the odd surface running jumpstarted the new flair up. Its moving around now as your body tries to deal with the strain and work it out.
Don't be afraid of rest and if you feel a twinge in the sides or front of your knee(s) you gotta take a couple days off + back off,,, letting pain be your guide. The back of knee you can probably work it out with stretching unlees you tweeked it jumping or something more tramatic.
IMHO, B-6 works miracles too ... 150mg per day max for 'athletes' ... Higher supposedly causes "reversible' nerve damage.
I have taken much higher and have had things magically go away but not recommending it ; )
Once you sort it out another great thing you can do is run stairs ... N O T stairmaster ... Find a long run of short stairs ... I know this sounds funny.
The short stairs will not have a bad effect on your knees as compared to the deep stairmaster motion. Hammer the stairs as much as your cardio can deal with it. If your knees hurt or 'twinge' during this, full stop. ... Idle down the stairs REAL slow to protect your kness. Know this will SHRED your quads which will probably be quivering after a few rounds ( another reason to hold the rail coming down ) and in even into the car for the ride home. Take a recovery day off, baby your knees and DO NOT do lunges or any deep knee bends no matter what anyone tells you. The strengthening / stablizing effect you will gain around your kness from all this after a week or two will have you feel like you are on the moon.
Cardio gonna be better too.
aloha,
pog
Have you tried to get on the bike to work (stretch ) it out ?
IMO experience:
Lifelong runners never know when to give up and will literally run themselves into the ground : )
On/below knee cap is strain from too much loading without warming up or base miles.
Side of knee from over use / high reps.
Back of knee from stress / strain.
My gut feeling is the Treadmill did it to ya. IMHO, you were slightly ( but perfectly ) out of sync +++ the flat, even surface worked against you to cause the hotspot ... No ( terrestrial ) variety + being off a bit then the odd surface running jumpstarted the new flair up. Its moving around now as your body tries to deal with the strain and work it out.
Don't be afraid of rest and if you feel a twinge in the sides or front of your knee(s) you gotta take a couple days off + back off,,, letting pain be your guide. The back of knee you can probably work it out with stretching unlees you tweeked it jumping or something more tramatic.
IMHO, B-6 works miracles too ... 150mg per day max for 'athletes' ... Higher supposedly causes "reversible' nerve damage.
I have taken much higher and have had things magically go away but not recommending it ; )
Once you sort it out another great thing you can do is run stairs ... N O T stairmaster ... Find a long run of short stairs ... I know this sounds funny.
The short stairs will not have a bad effect on your knees as compared to the deep stairmaster motion. Hammer the stairs as much as your cardio can deal with it. If your knees hurt or 'twinge' during this, full stop. ... Idle down the stairs REAL slow to protect your kness. Know this will SHRED your quads which will probably be quivering after a few rounds ( another reason to hold the rail coming down ) and in even into the car for the ride home. Take a recovery day off, baby your knees and DO NOT do lunges or any deep knee bends no matter what anyone tells you. The strengthening / stablizing effect you will gain around your kness from all this after a week or two will have you feel like you are on the moon.
Cardio gonna be better too.
aloha,
pog