Knees hurt when squating

[Merc009]

Been lifting for about 5 years, some months dedicated and others half assed

About 4 months ago I did front squats, the week after my knees would hurt even when i was sitting down, decided to take a month off legs

During that workout I didnt feel anything wrong, and before that workout I never had a problem squating any weight, I was doing 315lbs below parallel no problems


These past few months I've been slowly getting back into squats but my knees just hurt when I do them and the week after, I havent gone past 135lbs

It even hurts to do bodyweight squats, becUse of this I've kind of stuck to just doing stairs to work legs and that has seemed to help


Any advice?

[DCSpartan]

You should be able to squat 135 lbs without a month of pain afterwards. Do goblets squats and work on your form, if it keeps up see a doctor.

[Junsuiakai]

How strong are your hamstrings in relation to your quads?

Might want to look into that. Any strength imbalance can cause major issues with the knees. Also going below par on a front squat would almost force your knees way out in front of you, putting more strain on the knees.

Be safe brother.