I see countless guys whose knees and lower backs are messed up due to years of heavy squatting.
For any of you in this situation, if you could go back and do it all over again, would you train legs differently? If so, how?
I am 26 and my legs are pretty strong and solid. I don't want to ruin my knees. To me, increasing my squat poundage is not worth the pain I see some guys go through. The guys I talk to at my gym who did/still do bodybuilding and are 50+ all say that if they could go back they would keep the weight down and just work on higher rep ranges with great form. Some say they wouldn't go as deep in their squat. Some say they would do box squats to reduce the bounce. I really don't know which advice to take, but I do know I want to preserve my knees as much as possible.
What type of advice can the veterans on here offer me??
For any of you in this situation, if you could go back and do it all over again, would you train legs differently? If so, how?
I am 26 and my legs are pretty strong and solid. I don't want to ruin my knees. To me, increasing my squat poundage is not worth the pain I see some guys go through. The guys I talk to at my gym who did/still do bodybuilding and are 50+ all say that if they could go back they would keep the weight down and just work on higher rep ranges with great form. Some say they wouldn't go as deep in their squat. Some say they would do box squats to reduce the bounce. I really don't know which advice to take, but I do know I want to preserve my knees as much as possible.
What type of advice can the veterans on here offer me??