Hey guy's (and gal's if you are reading this), it's been about 2 weeks now and my knee's have been killing me after my legs day's and it's the lower part of my knee's. Now I tried a search on here and everyone that had knee problems had some kind of noise that followed....aka a clicking or grinding noise. Now I don't have that problem, they just hurt like a mofo right under the knee caps and if I sit for too long then my knee's start to ache and it's just EXTREMELY uncomfortable. I'm currently thinking that I need to do one/two of the following: take some glucosamine and chondroitin to help the joints, but I'm not sure on the amount I should take? and also maybe use lighter weight for a week or two just to give my knees a break? Or as a LAST resort, I start to wrap my knees before doing my squats in my leg routine. Now I've had gotten mixed view's on knee wraps and I myself do not like the idea, but I have a goal and I want to hit it before the end of this year in my squats. So far the guy's in my gym said my form is good ( I go just slightly past parallel) so I'm sure it's not that. What do you guy's think I should do?
Just in case you where wondering here's the leg routine's I use:
Mon:
leg ext: 2 sets of 12 for warm ups
leg press: 4 sets 10,8,8,6
lying leg curls: 3 sets of 10,10,8
Squats: 4 sets 10,8,8,6
Hack Squats: 4 sets 10,10,8,8
Standing Deadlift: 3 sets of 8
Thurs:
Front Squat: 5 sets 12,10,10,8,8
Leg Ext: 4 sets 10,10,8,8
Seated or standing Leg Curls: 4 sets 10,10,8,8
Stats:
5'9" 218lbs 21yrs old and not on anything except B-12 injections.
(oh and the goal is to hit 600lbs, 2 set's of 8, but will be happy w/2 sets of 6, and I'm currently at 535lbs, so I still have a way's to go.)
Any advice would be appreciated,
Thanks RB