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squats killing my knees :X Anonymous
whenever I attempt to do squats my knees begin to hurt,

not immediately, but after 3 or four they start to hurt, right in the joint.

this doesn't seem like muscle soreness to me because it goes away immediately after I stand up.

I want to know if you think this will ever go away or if I should go squatless.
>> Anonymous
x-ray to know for sure, you don't want to break your knees and risk a potential good looking future nor waste it based on a hunch. squatz ftw
>> Anonymous
How much do you weigh? Height? What about bending them when sitting down?
>> Anonymous
That pain is weakness leaving your knees.

Seriously? Go to a doctor.
>> Anonymous
I can bend them when sitting without pain,

I don't remember my exact height, but somewhere from 5'7" to 6'0"

and around 150 pounds
>> Anonymous
>>207347
Yeah, no reason for the pain. Doctorizeit!
>> Anonymous
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Two things OP. First thing something bight be wrong, go see a doctor. Second, you're probably doing it wrong. Doing SQUATZ in the correct form shouldn't give you knee problems or make them hurt.

Watch these to help with your SQUATZ.

http://youtube.com/view_play_list?p=C03D688F10C4DE1F
>> Anonymous
squat with your hams and glute more, get deep in the hole. read starting strength it teaches you perfectly

feet shoulder width maybe a tad wide, feet pointing out at about 30 degree angles, and push our your knees when you squat to engage your adductors.
keep your back tight and sit back into the squat with your hips, squat below parallel. use hip drive to get out of the "hole" if you aren't hitting proper depth, you aren't getting the VMO stimulation, which is the part of the quad that supports the knee. 1/4 squats will wreck your knees. best to go below parallel.

foam roll your IT bands (sides of the thigh), a tight IT band can ofter cause lateral pull on your knee, you want a medial pull.

make sure your glutes are firing properly as well, do mobility warmups like x band walks, one leg deadlifts,and squat-to-stands.
>> Anonymous
>>207367

>foam roll your IT bands (sides of the thigh), a tight IT band

what does this part mean?
>> Anonymous
>>207373
get a foam roller
>> Anonymous
A squat begins with the hips being pushed back, not the knees bending. Remember that. Hips back first, and the knees will naturally begin bending to accomodate the hips going back.

Also, go back to light or even bodyweight squats.