Stiff knees after squats

[iCookie]

My knees have been this way since I started squatting. Now I'm increasing the weight, and it's getting worse and worse.

The day after a heavy squat it's especially bad. If I do body-weight squats, I can feel that my knees are insanely stiff to the point where it hurts.

And sometimes when just standing up or walking around or whatever, I get a sudden sharp pain to the left of my kneecap on my left knee. This pain lasts for about 20 seconds then can go away for several hours before I feel it again...

What could this be??

[jjay2000]

I was having a similar problem with my left knee as well, It would stiffen up and be a little uncomfortable although not quite painful. I had a friend who knew what he was doing check my form and he told me I was basically doing a standing leg press (no hip drive whatsoever). I lowered my weight and then started squeezing my glutes to get out of the hole while keeping my knees shoved way out and so far so good. I have found that the discomfort has begun to subside and my squat just feels better. I hope this helps, but I'm sure if you post a video someone with more experience will critique it for you.