for people having knee problems with squats...this is how i solved my problem

[nclifter6feet6]

i used to get the worst pains in my knees from doing heavy squats. i used to train my legs and not even really go parallel. my knees after a while started getting really bad. so one day i asked this guy at the gym that does full squats or almost fullsquats, i asked "dont your knees hurt when u go that low". he said no, i was suprised. i noticed that is form looked real smooth....he would kinda drop down somewhat fast and kinda spring his way out from the bottom to standing up. he doesnt seem to fight the weight on the way down, he seems to just coast down kinda smooth and fast and springs up like a rabbit. so ive been training like that for a year on my squats. and ive noticed a hellllllll of alot better devolopment in my legs too!!!! and no knee problems. one of the main thing he emphasised is dont go down slow...just drop down in a controlled fashion and spring your way up from the bottom position.

im no expert but this has helped me with my knee problems. and i have a hell of alot better leg development

 

[needsize]

I do all my negatives pretty slow, I use too much weight to take any chance that I might lose control

 

[Vigorous]

re knee

Im with needsize I do all my negatives pretty slow... Dont take this the wrong way nclifter6feet6 and I dont know what your knee problems where but that sort of fast piston action at the bottom is not going good for someone coming of surgery or has stability problems.. It sounds like cheating to lift more weight and thats not the goal of someone with knee problems.. I think they'd be more interested in having pain free regular motion back without the chance of more injurys... Once again this was not to cut up your training ideas..

Vigorous

 

[nclifter6feet6]

i dont know what my knee problems were either. but this is how i solved mine. if i try to do slow negatives...when i get about parallel i feel a big pinch in my knee, the only way i can avoid that, is the piston atction like you call it. going down fast and springing up. i also think full squats are a hell of alot better than just parallel

 

[Vigorous]

nclifter6feet6

I think you dont have a problem when you drop quick on the negative is becuase at that those points in the movement your muscles have nothin to resist to cause your not trying to resist the weight....your not working on the negative if you dont resist the weight.. My guess is that you have tight muscles or a muscle inbalance... My itb gets really tight all the time and if I dont relax the shit out of it then it hurts to squat.. If your quads are alot stronger than your hams then that can cause some problems.. Balance out your muscle groups and Stretch your ITB...

Vigorous

 

[nclifter6feet6]

i think your right vigourous. my quads a pretty damn big! but i dont have that much hammies at all. maybe i need to do more stiff legged deads or something. thanks

 

[OlympicLifter17]

Squatting ABOVE paralell believe it or not is more harmfull then squatting below.


lifter

 

[coolcolj]

and squatting below parallel will bring your hamstrings quickly too

 

[Thaibox]

Squatting ABOVE paralell believe it or not is more harmfull then squatting below.


lifter

Yup

6ft6, this is probably why you have noticed less knee pain. You started going deep at the same time you began dropping fast correct? If so, the reason your knees are better is what lifter said, not because of the faster motion. I promise you that the positive results you're seeing are from going deep, not bouncing. I strongly recommend that you do you negs slower bro. That springing action at the bottom will not make your knees happy. Think about the stress your knees are dealing with when you are rebounding that quickly with 5 plates. I have pretty fucked knees that tend to fail a lot, if I bounced, my right knee would fail without a doubt. If I control it, then launch up from a dead stop, I'm good to go.

Like vigorous said, I'm not ragging on your technique. I just want to point out, that personally, I think this is a dangerous practice.