Lives really don ' t matter <| sep |> I should really save this so I can copy as I say it so much . Anyway , knee pain , generally Not always isn ' t actually an issue with your knees . It ' s generally , this isn ' t gosspel a issue in the quadhamstring or both andor even gluteships . For example a tight quad gives anterior knee pain , Pain that feels like its on the knee cap runners suffer from this . Rolling the quads and doing some higher volume lighter leg extensionsleg curls to get blood in that area will generally fix stuff ! The reason it manifest in the knee is because its the weakest link in the chain , your quads for example are so big and strong relatively , to the rest of your body you might not even notice them being so tight .