It was actually air squats that solved it for me, though I did start doing compound lifts with a barbell shortly afterwards. Two hypotheses: 1. I was just inc

It was actually air squats that solved it for me, though I did start doing compound lifts with a barbell shortly afterwards. Two hypotheses: 1. I was just incredibly weak due to being sedentary and even a tiny amount of strength training released enough “get stronger” juice to my system that other muscles also got stronger. 2. Pain is a complex phenomena that relies on our bodies being properly calibrated and lack of any kind of strenuous activity mis-calibrated my pain system. I’m more inclined toward hypothesis 2. Further life experience has led me to believe that our physical and psychological systems are very much dependent on existing in a specific, narrow milieu to function properly.