There is a great article online which debunks many of the myths you hear about doing squats. It additionally goes on to attack leg extensions as a cause of knee injuries. I find this very interesting because in all my years of lifting weights, I have never had an injury to my knees or leg muscles which was from doing squats. Now I know why. And I used to do quarter squats with 855 lbs (that's nine 45 lb. plates on each side of the bar, folks). I have also never, ever wrapped my knees even once. I also never used a weight belt until I started squatting above 315. I had been holding off on doing squats as part of my regular workouts because I was thinking maybe as I get older they weren't such a good idea anymore. Now I know better and am really looking forward to getting my legs back to their former strength levels. Update Found another really great article on squatting myths.
Debunking Myths about Squatting
There is a great article online which debunks many of the myths you hear about doing squats. It additionally goes on to attack leg extensions as a cause of knee injuries. I find this very interesting because in all my y…