Squats - sore knees

[dms]

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Don't do squats twice a week. I don't know about you but if I hit my legs hard enough they're toast for up to 4 days.

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I personally don't agree with this. Actually, I'm planning to give my knees a few days to heal up and then probably do squats 3 days a week after that (fewer reps per day though).

[spyderracing]

I've always been a proponant of the 5-day split. I guess it depends what you're training for. Some of the russian power routines revolve around several days of squats a week.

[SmileyEH]

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Don't do squats twice a week. I don't know about you but if I hit my legs hard enough they're toast for up to 4 days.

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Squats twice a week is going to fine for pretty much anyone.

[dzh90]

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Don't do squats twice a week. I don't know about you but if I hit my legs hard enough they're toast for up to 4 days.

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I squat 3x per week for 16-20 reps at 80%+. This seems to work better for me than going 25-30 reps once or twice per week.

[spyderracing]

In the end it's really all about listening to your body. I've found I respond best to once a week.

[1C5]

I used to do squats 1x per week, now do them 3x per week. It all depends on your body and the set/rep/weight scheme you go with.