Maybe, but at least I ain't a worn-out gimp that can't squat.
Hilarious. You have it exactly backward. Squats are a means to an end. In this case, backpack hunting in the mountains. I do that every year, and successfully. Meaning I pack out meat.
The fact that arthritis in my knee prevents me from squatting with a barbell just means I have to work out a little differently and deal with it. I did lower body and some core today, three sets each on two different squat machines, hamstring curls, glute machine, straight-leg and bent-leg calf raises, body weight squats on a bosu ball, ankle rotations on the bosu ball, two-legged box jumps, and one-legged box jumps. Back extensions and obliques.
The fact that you place more importance on the means than the end just confirms that you don't do much backpack hunting.
In other words, the fact that you do squats doesn't mean jack.
