One of the best things I have ever done for my knees was when I switched to box squats 6-7 years ago.
Want to hear something weird? When I do box squats for the next two days my knees are trashed.
On a side note Joe...do you have some good info on improving the front rack position for C&J's? There are some good videos from Starrett, but I just don't know what the problem is for me.
1) I can front squat with arms stright out in front of me (bar resting on the shoulders) my back is upright, I drop the ass down to meet the calves. Everything feels good.
2) When I attempt to get the arms back in the receiving position, I end up with the immense wrist pain (from the extreme extension) and I don't even get my humerus close to parallel to the ground. Really getting on my nerves. I am wondering if my elbows and shoulders are the limiting factor here.