Weight training with out squats - is it possible?

time4play

I have arthritic knees which are hampering my workouts and result in server pain when I'm trying to sleep. What can I do to continue my work outs? Are you aware of good substitute exercises for squats?

VegasFit

I can only speak as an observer but there is someone at my gym who had bad knees, actually, just had surgery. But pre that she wanted to do a show. She did a lot of calf raises and sled work. Are you taking any joint supplements to help alleviate the pain?

DancingMoosie

Can you do other leg exercises? Deadlifts (sumo, stiff leg, Romanian, etc...), good mornings, lunges, leg press, leg curl, partial squats, step ups, leg lifts?

juliesilklashes

Depends on what your goal is. I stopped doing squats altogether many months ago. If you want to train your quads, I'd do stationary bike with moderate resistance at heart rate around 160 bpm for 20-25 mins. I've noticed some quad development in the past few weeks doing this, however, not sure how arthritic knees would handle it. If your goal is booty, then forget squats and master barbell hip thrusts - these babies grow booty like crazy (without excessive hamstring/quad development)!