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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds like it's the patella tendon or referred to as "jumper's knee" resulting from a leg imbalance.  Is your knees caving in on the descent, if so try "knees out."  Your calves or IT band might be tight on that side as well.

If the pain persists lay off the back squats for 2 weeks and try doing goblet squats with dumbells or kettlebells.

Going below parallel shouldn't be a factor, there are many benefits of squating deep or ass to grass (ATG) [/quote]

OP here. thanks for this advice.

I don't think my knees are caving in, but it is definitely something i need to pay attention to next time.

After I felt pain the other day I finished the rest of my workout, minus the squats. Then I did a few goblet squats with a 25lb KB to test if it was squats in general or just abck squats,  and it hurt a little, likely because I already causes so much pain whan i did the few back squats I did, but still did not hurt nearly as bad as it did with back squats. [/quote]

I've been back squatting for years (going below parallel ) and have had issues with leg imbalance but I've been able to work around it.  I don't know what it is exactly but the force of the motion of back squat puts lots of strain on the weaker leg going deep.  The other knee is fine and absolutely pain free.  Same here if I substitute back squats for goblets or Bulgarian SS it doesn't cause as much pain when it does act up.

Yeah see if your knee isn't caving in, they call the condition "Valgus"  which is really common.  If it's not, see if hip flexors and surrounding muscles are not tight which will put stress on the knees.  Use a foam roller and do strengthening exercises.  My main culprit is the pesky psoas muscle on the weaker leg.  So if you don't have any history of knee problems (which it doesn't sound like) I think you can work around it, and maybe get an assessment with a sports physical therapist.  Or better yet, get a PT who is licensed in FMS screening which is basically a range of motion screening for the entire body.  Good luck![/quote]

Thank you so much for this advice. I will definitely work on foam rolling and making sure nothing is tight. I have never had knee issues before.

This issue started early last year when I started a weight training program, but only hurt when I did back squats. I did a few months of Crossfit and had pain here and there but nothing too bad and the crossfit workouts actually seemed to help. If I took time off it would hurt when I came back, but feel fine after a few workouts. I even managed to test my 1RM without any pain. Then I stopped CF  a few months ago and recently started lifting again, but immediately felt this terrible pain with the back squat. 
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