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I thought I would try to get some advice from all of you kind people in the Orthopedic world.
What do you guys think about the long term effects of PROPERLY done squats on the knees and low back? As a former hockey player, I used to do squats all the time to improve speed, explosiveness, power, etc. Now that I am a medical student (and not playing hockey anymore b/c I am living in a "hockey challenged" area), I want to get back into lifting legs but I am concerned about what kind of condition the cartilage and ligaments in my knees will be as a result of doing squats/other quad exercises.
Thank you very much for your advice.
What do you guys think about the long term effects of PROPERLY done squats on the knees and low back? As a former hockey player, I used to do squats all the time to improve speed, explosiveness, power, etc. Now that I am a medical student (and not playing hockey anymore b/c I am living in a "hockey challenged" area), I want to get back into lifting legs but I am concerned about what kind of condition the cartilage and ligaments in my knees will be as a result of doing squats/other quad exercises.
Thank you very much for your advice.