Who doesnt?
I cannot. Last time i tried, I was showing my son proper form, with a measley 100lbs. Two weeks later I was having my knee scoped due to the injury sustained from the "squat".
Many older lifters will give up the squat as it increases the risk of injury as compared to other routines, like a leg press.....
Knee's are only an issue with Oly and Bodybuilder type squat but in Powerlifting not really, it's the knee's over toes issue that determines knee issues.
I watch people in their 50's and up one guy at Diablo Gym was 62 squatting up to 800lbs.
Bodybuilder's utilize the quads causing knee's to travel past the toes Powerlifter's sit far back with knee's never reaching the toes we get more hip issues.
So you're saying ass and knees back not going over toes save knees? I'm tall 6'5" and am still recovering from allograft surgery on my knee (that bulge on my knee in my avatar is a dead persons Achilles' tendon). It's always been hard with my height and long legs, and I'm still getting coordination back from surgery. Do you use a box or bench to squat down or what? Any knee sparing info will be appreciated, because statistically speaking, I'm gonna need a total knee replacement in future due to surgery.
me personally, I'd just avoid the risk of reinjury and stick with the leg press.
Not only do i have old runners knees (not much cartilege) but i have arthritas in my back.
I'm seeing nice gains by doing concentrations on legs instead of a compound like squats.
At 38, what I have done is sacrifice weight for reps. Instead of 5 X 5, I do three sets of 16.I cannot. Last time i tried, I was showing my son proper form, with a measley 100lbs. Two weeks later I was having my knee scoped due to the injury sustained from the "squat".
Many older lifters will give up the squat as it increases the risk of injury as compared to other routines, like a leg press.....
With my injury I do a lot of leg press but also squat light to work stabilizer muscles some