If my knees hurt from squatting...

[seizer]

Everyone, thank you for the tips.

One thing I noticed about trying barefoot was that I could control my drive from me heels alot easier. I could get into a good shit position. But yeah. I'm gonna try a better warm up ritual too. That could be part of my prob.

 

[eat big]

Everyone, thank you for the tips.

One thing I noticed about trying barefoot was that I could control my drive from me heels alot easier. I could get into a good shit position. But yeah. I'm gonna try a better warm up ritual too. That could be part of my prob.

Yeah I notice that too. Better balance and don't have the tendency to lean forward. Look at the sole of your shoes, chances are the heel is elevated.

 

[maldorf]

One other thing to consider is your training volume. I used to use a workout program that had me squating 2x per week with one session higher weight and the other lower. The lower weight workout was still too heavy, and the overall stress on my knees was just too much. After about 3 weeks of this my knees hurt pretty bad.
On the other hand I did madcow's 5x5 dual factor and was squating 3 times per week with no knee pain at all. In fact, my knees feel stronger than ever and I am squating with 505 lbs. This routine worked because one of the 3 squat workouts is low intensity and the other is just one all out set. Take a look at the volume and intensity of the sets that would effect your knees and adjust it down.

 

[eat big]

One other thing to consider is your training volume. I used to use a workout program that had me squating 2x per week with one session higher weight and the other lower. The lower weight workout was still too heavy, and the overall stress on my knees was just too much. After about 3 weeks of this my knees hurt pretty bad.
On the other hand I did madcow's 5x5 dual factor and was squating 3 times per week with no knee pain at all. In fact, my knees feel stronger than ever and I am squating with 505 lbs. This routine worked because one of the 3 squat workouts is low intensity and the other is just one all out set. Take a look at the volume and intensity of the sets that would effect your knees and adjust it down.

He's 19 so he should be able to handle some volume. That is a possibility though.

 

[b fold the truth]

There can just be so many things...I'd try them all:

Stretch more and more and more. Hips, back, hams, hip flexors, quads, before training and after. Light before.
Use Icy-Hot before every training session, even if you don't have pain.
Get a video camera and video yourself squatting.
Get a pair of Chuck Taylors to squat in.
Squat wide (W-I-D-E) and to a box.
Use some knee sleeves (warmth ones, not really too much support ones).
LIGHT wrap on them only temporarily.
Strengthen your hamstrings through goodmornings and glute ham raises.
Use Ice post training.
Buy new shoes for daily walking (and change shoes at least once a day).

When I was 19 I had bad knee pains from squatting. I'm nearly 29 now and I'm doing pretty well at the moment.

 

[coolcolj]

Does anybody know some good exercises to achieve this? I sometimes have some pain from right bahind the patella. Maybe doing ^^this would help.

this stretch can help
http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.d...05E457B919A1.hydra?id=459539&pageNo=-1#bottom

along with stretching and foam rollering your external hip rotor and IT band

search exrx.net for relevant stretches for the muscles in question