Why does it need to happen when everything else is going the right way? Oh well, may be this is how I am supposed to get "rest weeks". So I was box-cleaning a mere 90 kg (have successfully handled 100 kg before), and couldn't catch the bar. I was lazy enough to not jump back quickly and the bar landed on the top of my knees. At that moment, it didn't take me long to move from the "WTF just happened" to "Ohh fudge! my knees!" mind state. The pain was so bad, I thought I'll puke or pass-out. I sat/paced/repeated for 15-20 minutes, until the pain was bearable and not bad. Next on the chart that day was front squats. I was brave (or stupid?) enough to actually go and try an empty bar squat, no way ! So I just went and shamelessly benched a few sets ( and hit 200 lbs for a single) and limped my way back.
So this is how my knee looks 36 hours post-event and after 4-5 ice-pack treatments. If you see carefully, the bulge is so bad that you can't see my knee and the latter seems to have mingled with my lower quad. I can "walk" with very little pain but any knee flexion beyond 90 degrees appears to be impossible.
I hope that the pain keeps decreasing and I can walk normally within 2-3 days and squat in say a week ? It's going to be a tough week without any training !
So this is how my knee looks 36 hours post-event and after 4-5 ice-pack treatments. If you see carefully, the bulge is so bad that you can't see my knee and the latter seems to have mingled with my lower quad. I can "walk" with very little pain but any knee flexion beyond 90 degrees appears to be impossible.
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