Pain in back of knee when doing leg curls.  Should

[Ruhl]

I get a pain in the back of the knee when doing leg curls. Should I do stiff-legged deadlifts instead, or would this only aggravate the injury that is building up?

 

[addy]

where exactly is the pain, and what kind of equipment are you using? do you feel any pain while doing any other leg exercises?

 

[Ruhl]

Pain is in the tendon towards the knee. Equipment is a leg curl machine, one on which you lie down. I don't have pain when doing other leg exercises.

 

[jtsisyoda]

I was taught not to let the leg straighten all the way (lock) on leg curls (or straight-leg deads). You don't want to hyperextend the knee. If you're doing that, it might explain your pain. If it's really bad or doesn't go away, of course see a doc.