
Originally Posted by
DocToxin8
Well, you know your own body best. And you could just do the excersizes you mention.
But in my experience higher reps isn't always kinder on ligaments/joints.
Sometimes the reverse is true, I'm not saying go super heavy,
but a very slow and strict 6-8 reps, (after a good warmup),
might be easier on the joints than >10reps, due to it usually being more sloppy form on high reps.
It depend on the excersize as well.
If you can do hack squats you probably can do regular squats,
you just need to make sure your technique is such that you don't stress the knees. F.ex don't let the knee go past your toes (looking at a straight line from your knees to feet), make sure the weight is on your heel, not the toes.
If you simply squat without any weight you can feel it in your knees (easy when cold), when the knees are stressed and when they're not.
I'd also do physiotherapy and supplement with glucosamine, chondroitin, gelatin, and so on. (Yeah, HGH too)