Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
Deep back squats are actually good for your knees, if properly performed. Like most athletic endeavors, form is everything:
https://wisconsinmedicalgroup.com/kn...y-from-squats/
https://www.verywellhealth.com/are-s...-knees-5094721
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4064719/
https://exerciseright.com.au/are-squ...or-your-knees/
All these posts and studies share one thing: deep squats performed properly with free weights are good for you and can in fact rehab one's knees. At 75, I'm still squatting, though now with dumbbells, gyms being closed, too bad. I also think that joint supplements are helpful, namely glucosamine sulfate and MSM. Also, avoid associating the use of NSAIDs like ibuprofen with exercise. Just don't do it.
The form tips in the first link above are right on. We had a world class powerlifter at our gym who loved to coach.
If one is just starting to squat, the best advice I've seen is to add weight after you can do 3 sets of 50 deep squats, ass to grass as they say, unweighted. When you add weight, do sets of 30 for a couple years.
I'll say that like a flat bench, they REVEAL issues that you have rather than cause them. Agreed on most of your points. There is some debate on small things, such as the depth of squat and such, but those are better spoken about over beverages.
If you know the world of weightlifting and especially years ago, Larry Pacifico has his stable of lifters at the gym I attend.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Pacifico