I've been doing the NLP for 8 months and have made substantial progress on all my lifts. My squat went from 155x5 to 295x5. A couple weeks ago I noticed some soreness in my right patella tendon and then a few days later in my left also. I posted a form check and I think this was due to a knee slide at the bottom of the squat. I tried to correct this at my work set weights but it has been difficult to execute the new movement pattern and meanwhile my patellas have continued to get worse. I really do not want to develop full blown patella tendonitis; I've had that before and it is awful. It seems like decreasing the intensity helps. The last couple workouts I decreased the weight, really focused on my form and my knees seemed less aggravated. Is this a viable strategy, to decrease the weight then work my way back up with better form, using the pain as an indicator of how quickly i can advance? Does decreasing volume help? If I did 3s instead of 5s or something? Or squatting less often? I squat 3 days a week right now with a light day in the middle. I'm 39.
Thanks,
John