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Thread: Can I squat ever again!? :(

  1. #1
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    Default Can I squat ever again!? :(

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    Background: Tore my ACL 20 years ago playing football and did all kinds of awful stuff to it between 1995-2009, got super fat (just shy of 300lbs), did nothing. Surgically repaired ACL and meniscus cleaned up in Jan 2010. Lost a bunch of weight, put some back on, squatted like a bastard 3-4 days a week for a while, was able to squat 400lbs + to depth any day of the week.

    Injured (thought to be sprained) my knee performing broad jumps post workout. Turns out, the meniscus is torn again.

    I'm waiting on a follow up appointment with my orthopaedic surgeon before squatting again, but if he's able to clean up the cartilage (again), am I gonna be able to squat again?!

    Help!

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    I hope you are able to squat again. However, I'm afraid none of us can tell. How old are you? You sound a bit old to be broad jumping. But who can tell?

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    Quote Originally Posted by carson View Post
    I hope you are able to squat again. However, I'm afraid none of us can tell. How old are you? You sound a bit old to be broad jumping. But who can tell?
    Oh, I'm certainly too old and too broken to be broad jumping (36)

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