so today i was squatting and i asked a friend of mine to check if i was doing them correctly, i've asked different people before and they all tell me the same thing, i'm doing them fine, but nobody at my gym does squats, so it's hard to ask someone who's credible enough to help me

well, this person told me that i was doing them fine, but he told me that i was compensating with my right knee by shifting to my left more (i kind of understood him and i don't know if i'm doing that. for example, you know sometimes when you see people bench and one side of their arms is naturally stronger than the other side, so the person tends to compensate more to the stronger side, i think that's what he meant)

it kind of makes sense because my right knee feels weaker than my left and i can always feel it, my right knee still bothers me, but nothing major...i either probably played too much basketball and injured it in the long run (from hitting the floor, etc)

i've never had any surgery, tear (i don't think so), broken bone in any parts of my lower body, or my entire body for that matter...

so i tried lowering the weights, and he said the same thing, but i was compensating with my right side significantly less..

so am i squatting too much for my body to handle or do you guys do the same thing? because one side of the lower body is stronger than the other, same with the upper body?

should i stop squatting in general? i've went to the physical therapy last time and i asked her if squatting was fine and she said it's an excellent exercise to strengthen my knees because that's what i went there for, for my knees and shoulders, and i already knew that. i showed her my form and she was "impressed" and asked me where i learned it from lol
she also noticed that i have really flat feet, and i would get really fatigue very easily from standing for too long, such as washing the dishes for maybe 15 minutes. (but i don't get tired from running around, moving around, maybe because my knees are not locked while moving), she recommended me to these shoe/sole pads to help with my flat feet, (i've been wearing these for about a month) , but we all know this won't be a 100% cure, miracle stuff

i've always thought i had a pretty decent form in squatting, my knees are never over my toes, i go hips first, not my knees, i keep my back straight/flat, i keep my head forward, even though i'm still a beginner at weight lifting..

i'm just afraid to hurt myself, don't want to go really heavy, never done really heavy, btw the weights i'm talking about was only 160 lbs

and i'm 165 lbs, just got back lifting for like 3 weeks from a 2 months rest

i already take fish oil (been taking for about a month), and i eat fish at least once a week

and also, no matter how much i stretch, my right calf is always tight, LIKE ALWAYS

and whenever i wake up and stand up , my right knee cracks












i know this is very long and and unorganized, but please feedback on this whenever you get the chance, thanks

Don't hijack the thread brah.

skc been afk for like 3 days just thought i would give him some infoz in the mean time

i reach 185 hr on my high point - on the 18th minute which is intensity level 10 for me..
my instructor says that fat burning heart rate is a lot lesser than 185 .. is that true?

It is 120-140 over a period of time.
140-175 is Cardio.
176 and higher is overworking your heart.

(This is what I've been shown and told from my fitness center)

k thanks, just a few more question
-Do i have to do sets? or just as much as possible?
-how many must i do per day to get maximum results?

for maximum results choose another excersize

but do i burn fat if i remain in the 140-175 heart rate range?

yes, numbers dont mean much

hey there man, small question

V8 vegetable juices, would you recommend them?