By now, it’s pretty clear that deep squats are superior to half or quarter squats in basically every way: better strength gains, more hypertrophy, improved athletic performance. But what about your knee health?
Squatting deep definitely puts more stress on your knee joints, so will you regret having done ass to grass squats when you’re older? In other words, are deep squats the cause of knee pain and knee injuries, or are they the solution to long-term knee health? Let’s look at the science!
In today’s episode, we delve into a review article titled “Impact of the Deep Squat on Articular Knee Joint Structures, Friend or Enemy? A Scoping Review”.
And since it’s December 1st when this episode airs, we talk a bit about our free fitness Christmas advent calendar in the StrengthLog Workout Tracker app. You can open the first calendar door today, with a new one becoming available every day until December 25th. It’s a lot of fun, you should tag along!
With the player above, you can listen to the episode directly here in your browser.
You can download the episode here or use one of the links below:
Wherever you find The Strength Log podcast, don’t forget to hit the follow button. A new episode is released every Monday (or Sunday, depending on your time zone).
You can also search for The Strength Log, if you use another podcast player.
This is episode 86 of the podcast. Check out the five previous episodes below:
- Episode 85: Groundhog Gains, a New Premium Training Program
- Episode 84: Anabolic Steroids Weaken Your Tendons
- Episode 83: Rest Time Might Be Overrated if Volume Is Matched
- Episode 82: To Keep Getting Stronger You Probably Need to Train More
- Episode 81: How to Train the Bench Press for Big, Explosive Pecs
Do you like what you hear so far? Please leave a five-star review in your podcast player.
You can also follow us on Instagram. You’ll find Daniel at @strengthdan, and Philip at @philipwildenstam.
To discuss the podcast with us, or to leave a question, join our Reddit community at r/strengthlog.
Further Reading
To support the pod, download our free strength training app StrengthLog. It’s completely ad-free and the most generous workout tracker app on the market, giving you access to unlimited workout logging, lots of workouts and training programs, and much, much more, even if you stay a free user for life.
If you want a t-shirt with ”Train hard, eat well, die anyway”, check out our shop here.
