Sore knees after leg day...

Fish oil helps a ton with inflammation. I take 3 in the morning and 3 before bed and my tendinitis has really subsided and I lift heavy 3x a week. The morning/night timing is probably not this board’s recommendation (I think the guys on here take a pill every few hours), but it works for me.

Might not work for you, but that’s what I do.

I ice knees after every day of lifting.

I also take a lot of warmup time on my knees and hips if I'm squatting.

Final recommendation, SBD knee sleeves have been incredible for me in the realm of knee support and pain. They're awesome for support and warmth during squatting.

I do IF every now and then for a month or so when I’m trying to shed some bad weight. I don’t see a problem with doing 3 when you break your fast and 3 at the end of it. As long as you’re getting the 8-10g (my caps are 1.5g each) in, it’s fine imo. Experiment around with it and just see what works for you. Some people don’t notice any effects from fish oil. It just works really well for me.

I'm just a couple of years younger than you and have been lucky with injuries. About two months ago, I did one of those classes with way too many squats (which I try to do weekly or so).

I tend to favor my right side and was attempting to focus more on my left. Hard to tell if I was more balanced or actually favoring my weaker side. I think that led to my left knee having some inflammation, which gradually got better and now is closer to 100%.

Even though I was taking fish oil daily and icing it, it felt weak and would have much more soreness than my right knee.

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I do wear knee sleeves.

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What brand? I've found brand makes a big difference.

It sounds like you're doing a lot of good things. I would consider the icing after. I've had some overuse issues on occasion when squatting with higher frequency and the icing seems to help.

Nordic is the way to go

Rehband - they are a must on leg day. When I take them off my knees are very warm to the touch so I know they are providing the insulating factor for the fluid viscosity.

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I just quit doing squats due to knees and lower back pains

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Fixing form will do wonders for getting rid of these type of issues.

Had a meniscus repair on my right knee and then had the meniscus clipped out later. Left leg needs a meniscus repair but it only gives me trouble every few months.

I wear knee sleeves and take fish oil but the biggest thing I have noticed is whether I have had sugar in my diet. Too much sugar and I can feel a difference in how much my knees ache. May just be in my head.

That’s a really cool article! Thanks