Knee Pain During Hamstring Lunge Stretch

[Alex]

This is only afffecting my left leg. During exercise 17, hamstring lunge and variations, I am experienced knee pain. As I push my body away from my left foot and straighten my leg, in order to intensify the stretch in my hamstring, I begin to feel a growing pain on the lateral and medial aspect of my knee. I don't feel a stretch in my hamstring at all prior to feeling the pain or during it. I'm guessing this could be due to calf tightness or just by me over doing the stretch and not taking enough rest? I also feel this sensation when I, from a standing position, flex at the waist and place my palms on the floor. When I begin to extend my knees I feel the same sensation. With no sensation in my gluteus or hamstrings. 

[Otávio Souza]

It could be that your knee is hyperextending, and therefore causing the described pain.

[CraigR]

Hi Alex, if it's tight calves then simply try spending some time stretching your calves first before you do exercise 17 and see if it changes the sensation. You might even like to try the kneeling roll-stretch for your calves as well, before stretching them, and see if that helps.

Check out the roll-stretch video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1nxYoWA0GI

 

Another option is to simply do a modified version of exercise 17 with your pointed toes as well as soft knees (partially bent), and again see if it changes the sensation that you're feeling.