Osteoarthritis in the knees

[Dr Winston O'Boogie]

Typical 50 year old with arthritic knees. Besides some Advil before training and knee sleeves, any recommendations on managing this with squats and deadlifts ?

[Will Morris]

Typical 50 year old with arthritic knees. Besides some Advil before training and knee sleeves, any recommendations on managing this with squats and deadlifts ?

A coach is the first thing I would recommend. If you are classified as having advanced stage degenerative joint disease, your recommendations would be different. Do you have recent imaging that graded the osteoarthritic findings?