Can you do goblet squats with dumbells? I can't squat and do goblet squats with 45 55 65 lbs dumbells then drop sets at the end till I can't walk.
You can only do what you can do. I am older than you, and I was having trouble growing my quads without squats. It was the addition of squats that added an inch this year.So is it possible to build large quads without squats? In my youth I did squats but like most I missed a lot of my leg days Been lifting again for about 1 1/2 yrs or so but my 48 yr old knees just hate squats. Can do presses but motion of squats just kills knees.
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Ok, wait. Are we talking about pain in the actual movement or pain in your knees that remains for weeks on end? If you say "just at the bottom of the movement," my advice is to stop whining and get to it.Tried to lighten the load but still when I get close to parellel knees start hurting, not like muscle pain. Maybe old Arthur in those knees? But they start screaming "u dumb old fucker, stop that"
Lunges seem to be ok. Maybe it's the weight difference I'm using though. Hack squats ok. Seems to be when I get parellel that it starts hurting on squats. Never did a lot of hack squats. Years ago high school football coach said they were bad on knees. I know that was in the one room school house and they never seemed to bother me as much but his words right or wrong kinda stuck with me. Mostly been doing leg presses and extensions. Tried to lighten the load but still when I get close to parellel knees start hurting, not like muscle pain. Maybe old Arthur in those knees? But they start screaming "u dumb old fucker, stop that"
Mostly been doing leg presses and extensions. Tried to lighten the load but still when I get close to parellel knees start hurting, not like muscle pain. Maybe old Arthur in those knees? But they start screaming "u dumb old fucker, stop that"