Sunday was the first squat session with the sole purpose of testing to see if the slight discomfort in my knees was gone, or if squatting was going to aggravate it. After warm up on the bike I did three sets of 8 with 135 and that was it. The first set felt heavy for some reason until about the fourth or fifth rep; the second set didn't feel heavy but I still felt a bit rusty; the third set felt great and I could have danced around the gym with the weight across my back. As soon as I racked the bar my impression was that my knees were happy to be squatting again. For the rest of the day I paid attention to my knees going up and down stairs - everything was good and this morning I experienced no adverse effects whatsoever. Thus, squats are now back on the table. The next session I'll take it up to 250-275 range and then the off-season fun will begin in earnest.
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Marty
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