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Hey, what's up, everyone? Thank you so much for checking out today's show. This is episode

8 of the Squat University podcast. The goal with each and every one of these

shows is to bring you as much value-packed content to help you move better in the gym and in life,

decrease your aches and pains, and help you reach your true athletic potential. Before we get

started, I just wanted again to take a second and thank you guys so much for checking out the

podcast. I can't believe I'm already

at episode eight. I've really enjoyed the process of making this audio content for you guys.

It's obviously very different than the video and the blog way of delivering value to you guys

that I'm so accustomed to over these past couple of years of Squaw University. So I just hope that you

guys are enjoying these shows, getting as much content

and value out of it, because in the end, that's my hope for this podcast show. So for that being

said, let's get today's show. The title of today's class will be Pateller Compression Syndrome.

Now, a few weeks ago in episode two of the podcast, I opened a discussion

on how knee pain occurs and develops. If we're talking about barbell athletes or those who use

barbells often as a part of their training, knee pain often occurs and comes out due to poor

movement quality, poor technique. When you use less than stellar technique, wind lifting weights, your body acclimates

and accumulates tiny amounts of micro trauma.

And over time, this adds up and pain ensues.

So today what we're going to do is we're going to discuss one of these common overuse

injuries that

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