Last week I had a college student from a local college come in to shadow me and we got to talking about squatting technique and form. And she ask, "But isn't it bad to allow the knees to come over the toes?"
This is what she was taught, it's what we all where taught, but it's not true.
We used to think that if your knee ever came over your toe you would put too much stress on the knee joint and injure your knee. But, we now know that this is not true. It is more a matter of keeping the foot flat. If the foot remains flat there is no stress on the knee joint, but if the heel comes off the ground then there becomes more stress on the knee. And even this is not bad for someone with healthy knees when they are learning to squat deep and have stiffness and range of motion issues.
Live Fit,
Josh
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