Doctors HATE Deep Squats!🤯

[SquatUniversity]

Deep squatting, with correct technique and appropriate progression of loads, is not dangerous. It won’t automatically lead to degeneration as some say.
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@orthopedicspecialists with the opening stitched video & @muscleandmotion with the amazing anatomy graphics.

[jakelagas]

He's seeing all the cases where it went wrong, not taking into account the 99% of other people he doesn't see who do it right. He's talking from experience not giving reasoning or good argumentation. Our body is adaptable and if we progress in a slow and stimulating way we can do so many things that are beneficial to our health

[debarshidas]

First, apples; now it's deep squats. Just what in the hell is their problem, man?

[jevonlloyd]

Squat U. still undefeated and undisputed!!!! Doc never did a squat in his life🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

[woolengrappler]

My general rule is lift more, move more. IMO the vast majority of injuries are caused by under use not over use.

[cpghzjb]

Doc forgot half the world's population deep squat on a regular basis 💩

[BatkoBrat]

Deep squats all day. My knees have never been stronger

[scott-hrhd]

I love that last slip in “with the appropriate loads”. So many people overload their quads. You can tell because they start shaking like a leaf and the depth doesn’t matter. I say if your first and last rep are changing then the load is too heavy. Lighten it up and stick with what works for me. Eventually my body will tell me the load is too light and then I can add the weight.

[trantorthetroll]

The dr has never done a squat or an exercise in at least 15 years.

[DavidMcQueen-mhwp]

I have been lifting since the early 90s. We were always told not to deep squat it was bad for us. A few years ago I fell on a rock while recreating and did some minor damage to my left knee. After that, every time I squated I would end up with tendinitis in my knee. For a year or so I stopped leg day all together. Then I read that if you deep squat it can help strengthen the tendins. So I started squating deep and deep knee stretcheing several times a day. I can now squat 315 10 times and I have no kneee problems. I can actually sit in a squat position without pain and I couldn't do thay before I fell.

[maxfan]

Reputable surgeons should not be giving out "general" advice to people. It's misleading. Sure this may be true for some but not for all. Stay in the surgery room, that's your expertise. Leave rehab to PTs...

[maxwr]

Firstly, the first reference is too old and too small to make such interpretations. Specially in comparison to the magnitude of papers correlating deeper squats to increased patellar stress and degeneration. Secondly, in the 2007 paper, the sample size is very small; the mesurement of knee moment is imprecise due to the lack of an appropriate inverse dynamics analysis (the dynamometer itself is not enough); the paper actually concluded the opposite of your statement, regarding cartilage adaptation to training (no or minimal correlation was found between loading and thickness - not saying that appropriate loading is not important for cartilage health); the evidence in the study point towards more muscle correlated to thicker cartilage, but it is impossible to conclude causality in an cross sectional study. Athletes with better quality and thicker cartilage could be less suceptible to injury, thus improving their mantanance in weightlifting activities. Pain and injury can be a form of fundamental selection of individuals capable of sustaining stress activities without pain, possibly due to better cartilage. And finally, the last paper (2013) is a literature review of papers usually 30-50 years old. The argument of an "unfounded statement" is refering to quad tendon stress increase, and not the patellofemoral. In order to reach adequate inferences about joint stress, appropriate kinetic analysis is necessary. There were few and very old papers, usually with small sample sizes and variable muscle cross sectional areas, regarding actual kinetic data of deep squats indicating an protective value. Biomechanical databases where non existant at the time, and anthropometric values were at high risk of bias. Again, the is a lack of longitudinal studies able to confirm an protective value. On the other hand, modern databases can confirm that deeper squats can increase patelofemoral stress. Aditionally, more kinetic studies, using modern and established databases, regarding the "wraping effect" are still necessary to confirm its possible influence in the extensor mechanism articular contact area.

[Shahanshahz]

Getting injured (from the military) taught me doctors almost never know what they are talking about

[xitaris]

The Knees Over Toes guy wants a word with that doctor

[horaciogonzalez]

My knee pain went away because of deep squats lol. This guy needs to update his knowledge

[diazalex]

Probability and actuality are hard to swallow. Sport science is based on research, but the doctor has experience. You are safe if you do proper techniques, including progressive overload, but ego lifters need to be admired

[j.m.]

As an Ortho surgeon myself... The advice he gave was for the average person... Not the one who knows as much as you do about knee mechanics, etc. The average person should not, and take our advice. Believe me.

[lionellion]

So the key words here is “correctly done squats.” Half the time people are either going too fast or too quick with training. Slow and steady keeps the doctor away.

[Xtine]

****correctly performed with appropriate loads. That’s the key. The orthopaedic surgeon doesn’t see these people. But the number of people who don’t do them correctly for their body type is the issue. If you’re new to the gym and watching random Youtubers on how to squat, you get a whole mix of information. And you’ll likely get some injuries along the way.

[ThePowerofYourImagination]

Been deep squatting for over 15 years with proper form. I am now in my mid 40’s and still deep squat with no problems. I feel my knees have only gotten stronger.