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The back of my knees are tight at both the insertion point of my hams and my calves. Just suddenly one day I noticed it slightly and it's built up over the last three weeks. Initially I stopped all leg workouts thinking I may have strained something but now I don't think so. I wonder if the creatine or other supplements are tightening up my legs back there?

Any ideas?

Do you do any cardio?

I don't think any supplement like creatine is the cause of your problems

Not much cardio. Just 3 minutes warmup after stretching a bit and before my complete stretching for the workout.

The only other cardio I do is running my mouth.

I don't know what your rep scheme is, but maybe you should lower the weight and move your reps up to 12-15. The lactic acid buildup will help heal your joints to some small amount. Try 2 weeks of 15, 2 weeks of 10, then start the low reps with alot of weight. It should give your knees much needed time to recover.

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I'll give that a try though I have given them about three weeks off as it is. Maybe some work would help them.

I'll do as you suggest and go light and higher reps.

It's most likely due to the Max-OT style workouts. Alot of people find it esp. hard on their joints. I wouldn't recommend the program to anyone with under 4 years experience. Try and stick to the program, but for legs, take the high rep route and over the course of 4-5 weeks, gradually increase the weight and decrease the reps.