You see this?
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm170447.htm

Not trying to be a smartass here:



This post was edited by Gemba on Jul 21 2009 11:15pm

Sorry to hear abot the fever/pneumonia >.<
But insane lifts, specially those curls n bench, 119% curl n 254% bench...
I can't do much for squats atm, my knee is really messed up, and I have no reason how it got like that, so my doc told me to keep it light on the legs for a while =\

what's wrong with your knee?

I'm not sure actually, whenever I put too mush pressure on it, it starts to hurt, and gives out. Doesn't help that I have tendinitis either >.<
So I can't squat much more than if not less than 245 without it doing that.

This post was edited by Mesonychid on Jul 22 2009 10:04am

you might want to get that checked out, you shouldn't be having knee problems at a young age.

hmm...do high rep squats then since you can't go over that certain amount of weight ^^

yeah bro I posted about that a few pages ago, gemba found it below. All the more reason why NOW! is a great company. They take preventative recalls, and don't wait for people to get sick. Now that's customer service!

don't do squats at all if this is the case.

We all want to have a 1,000 lb squat I'm sure...but the truth is, some of us just aren't build for squatting. We either have genetically bad knees, knee injuries, weak ligaments and tendons, etc. It is rare to find a person who can squat very heavy or with very high reps for several years and NOT pay the price for it. Squats are possibly the single most damaging exercise to the body, right up there with clean and jerks/presses.

If you feel pain doing squats, stay away from them. Stick to lunges, leg presses, and MAYBE hack squats if you can do those without pain. If they hurt too, stay away from it. Squats are the single best exercise for HGH production, but sometimes you need to just listen to your body.

I would only recommend this on an exercise that doesn't put so much pressure on the knees simply for the angle and logistics of it. Squats put literally all the pressure of the lift square on your legs and lower back. This compound pressure can over time result in compression, tearing, and degeneration of the cartilage. For someone who already has knee problems, the best best is to wrap the knees, and stick to leg press and lunges (again with lighter weight)