I had an Olympic weight lifting coach in college and you are exactly right. Single leg squats like yours are super important. One leg is usually used more or developed more than the other. It definitely helps not only stretch but the technique helps strengthen muscles around the knee
I tried knees over toes guy's method and it wasn't working for me, so I tried out squat university's method and it worked. Knees over toes guy wants you to start out with full range of motion on the knee joint and slowly increase the resistance. Squat university wants you to start out with your body weight and slowly increase the range of motion. Once my knees were healthy enough I started doing full range of motion bodyweight squats (I call them deep knee bends). Single leg squats paired with the deep knee bends healed my knees.
Did you actually do the Knees Over Toes Zero program, or just watch his TH-cam videos? In Zero he's very clear that you're never supposed to work through pain. It's all bodyweight and he has you starting with a small range of motion and increasing both ROM and resistance over time.
@@samuelgizaw7899 both my petallar tendons and my left leg quad tendon. Took a few months of careful training, but if you just recently tweaked it in a workout or something you can just lower the weight for a few weeks then work back up to normal working weight
@@whitemakesright2177 I just watched the TH-cam videos. But my knees were so bad that walking down stairs gave me sharp pains so I had to start with a very small range of motion. That's why the single leg touchdown worked well for me.
KoT Guy always emphasizes pain free ROM. And provides regressions even to the point of walking backwards on a flat surface gradually working your way to walking backwards up hill...etc. Glad you’re figuring out what works for your knees though.
Yup, and you can graduate this approach by just doing the downward part on the single leg and going back up on two legs. So you just hit the eccentric movement. I did that one with a kettlebell in hand and gradually added more height to the stack. It took a few months but very good results for patellofemoral pain and patellar tendonitis that just were not getting better. Now I'm back playing basketball.
Best way to learn how to squat..sit BACK not down. I squatted 865lbs in a meet.Torn ACL with 2 screws no issues with my knees then and not now. Torn my ACL in High School years before I competed in Powerlifting.
If I have an obvious weakness on one side in my single leg squat can I completely negate the strong side in single leg work or do more sets/reps on the weak side or still do them evenly????
So many pro athletes are coming to you with issues in their mechanics and stabilizing muscles. Makes me wonder how many unprofessional athletes go un treated with muscle imbalances or mechanics issues. I think I need to start a TH-cam channel
The whole ice thing is counter productive anyway. Yea it might make pain go away for a bit but drawing blood away from the area increases how long it takes to recover and for some reason we have actual doctors who don’t know this
yeah, when you are young, you have no idea what knee pain is about. Im 60 and i walk, stretch, used to jog etc..... if your body isnt going to do it - you aint going to do it no matter what good intensions you have. Welcome to old age - the one you think will never happen to you!
I think he mentions in a different video to place your free leg where it’s needed to let you complete the repetition and keep your pelvis even (parallel to floor)
I will Guinea pig this for everyone I broke my back was paralyzed started walking again then herniated a disc which atrophied my quad. I’m working out again but my quad is weak as hell and I’m sick of it. Starting this April 10th 2023 and I’ll report back may 15 2023 with results. If you are reading this and are interested if this worked for me comment to me around may 15 so I don’t forget and I can find this video again.
Hope youre doing well. Ive been into this kind of corrective movement for several years now and i like it. In october, i shattered my pattella into 15 peices. Major surgery. Im right there with ya my fellow Guinea pig friend.
Whichever leg is on the book is doing the work (therapy), but it's probably a good idea to do both legs if you have the time. This will help build balance in your body and hopefully prevent issues with your "good" knee. Cheers and best wishes!
What if just bending the knee hurts? I can’t do a 1 inch squat without pain right now ben like this for a week and a half, it’s definitely annoying me at this point
I do shoulder stuff with low weights it is hilarious to watch people watching me and making comments to their associates and laughing so this stuff should really crack them up.
I’m trying this right now but I have the problem that my foot isn’t aligned with my knee. Currently I can point out my foot a little to make my knee go straight but I don’t feel 100% comfortable in the movement, no pain tho. Any tips?
@@samuelgizaw7899 uhhh i’d say if u have a band side plank clamshell is imo the best. if not u could try kickouts. rlly build that mind muscle connection with the kickouts tho or else, imo, its not effective at all. but preferably get a band they help a TON.
The problem is he shows the pistol squat as the end goal for 1 leg squat ability, yet the pistol required almost no hip hinge ( it is almost a completely knee and ankle dominant movement )
I have chondromalacia patella grade 2 its kinda pain-free now it's been 2years. But whenever I do single leg squat it kinda grind my patella. What should I do?
Haha this is me EXACTLY. Grinding feeling is terrible. Not sure what to do. Some movements are pain free but cause grinding, and I might get irritarion afterwards
Stupid click bait. If you have knee pain, go get it diagnosed by a medical professional instead of trying to exercise your way out of it and likely making it worse.
Ok. But what's the steps from there? This doesn't properly recreate a squat pattern where the knees travel further over the toes. You're not usually hinging do far back with squats.
of course it should feel comfortable. idk what u mean by getting blood flow, but being able to perform a single leg squat will mean u are using all ur muscles properly and it requires u to have a good mobility so that basically gets rid of ur knee problems. i’m not a physical therapist but it worked for me 🤷🏽♂️
Had knee pain for close to a year and started doing step up progression and variations and the pain is gone. Like GONE, gone, SON! LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOIIIIOIIIIIFJRJRJIEJRIDIRJJRIDJDJRJRJRBBEJDNFBRNFFOOOOOOO.... for real tho, the pain is gone.
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I had an Olympic weight lifting coach in college and you are exactly right. Single leg squats like yours are super important. One leg is usually used more or developed more than the other. It definitely helps not only stretch but the technique helps strengthen muscles around the knee
Thank you so much! 🙏 I’ve been dealing with knee pain for over a month and your knee videos have been very helpful!
I tried knees over toes guy's method and it wasn't working for me, so I tried out squat university's method and it worked. Knees over toes guy wants you to start out with full range of motion on the knee joint and slowly increase the resistance. Squat university wants you to start out with your body weight and slowly increase the range of motion. Once my knees were healthy enough I started doing full range of motion bodyweight squats (I call them deep knee bends). Single leg squats paired with the deep knee bends healed my knees.
May i ask what parts of your knee was painful and how long it took to heal?
Did you actually do the Knees Over Toes Zero program, or just watch his TH-cam videos? In Zero he's very clear that you're never supposed to work through pain. It's all bodyweight and he has you starting with a small range of motion and increasing both ROM and resistance over time.
@@samuelgizaw7899 both my petallar tendons and my left leg quad tendon. Took a few months of careful training, but if you just recently tweaked it in a workout or something you can just lower the weight for a few weeks then work back up to normal working weight
@@whitemakesright2177 I just watched the TH-cam videos. But my knees were so bad that walking down stairs gave me sharp pains so I had to start with a very small range of motion. That's why the single leg touchdown worked well for me.
KoT Guy always emphasizes pain free ROM. And provides regressions even to the point of walking backwards on a flat surface gradually working your way to walking backwards up hill...etc.
Glad you’re figuring out what works for your knees though.
Yup, and you can graduate this approach by just doing the downward part on the single leg and going back up on two legs. So you just hit the eccentric movement. I did that one with a kettlebell in hand and gradually added more height to the stack. It took a few months but very good results for patellofemoral pain and patellar tendonitis that just were not getting better. Now I'm back playing basketball.
Whats your age and are you an athlete?
sucks when you aren't able to play 🥲
Perfeito. Tive uma torção no joelho e nunca nais consegui agachar. Hoje fiz varios testes desses e consegui aos poucos.
Well this is timely. I did some bodyweight lunges for the first time in forever and can see that I could have stronger knees.
You're not only cute you are also extremely knowledgeable. One of the best channels on TH-cam by far.
Say handsome
@@nepzski Lmao stay crying
wooooow. what an exercise!!! great and thanks for sharing. my suggestion after 3 months, try static holds.
Never thought of chest forward and using something to hold onto for balance... I need this...
Yeah, I appreciate his modification of starting out this way. So much more accessible than single leg pistol squat form.
Dude this is gold. Thank you
Thanks for this video, will start doing everyday
hey any luck?
Best way to learn how to squat..sit BACK not down. I squatted 865lbs in a meet.Torn ACL with 2 screws no issues with my knees then and not now. Torn my ACL in High School years before I competed in Powerlifting.
Sit back?
I have an ice pack on one of my knees as I type this; gonna give this a try.
Thanks for the info.
Ice actually delays healing and only reduces pain for some time.
@@dunkstruction8036 so what pearls of wisdom lay on the other side of that coin Chief?
Don't drop a 'don't' unless you can also offer a 'do.'
You’ve got some great tips bro. Thanks for sharing.
I added this and some of your other core rehabilitation moves to my big three lifts warm up and now i can stick to them.
Are you also working with people, who have osteoarthritis? Would you recommend it to them?
This is really great! What does the hip hinge change compared to a regular step down?
Great advice.. im gonna try it
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Your videos have helped me!!!
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If I have an obvious weakness on one side in my single leg squat can I completely negate the strong side in single leg work or do more sets/reps on the weak side or still do them evenly????
Thanks so much this help me !!!
So many pro athletes are coming to you with issues in their mechanics and stabilizing muscles. Makes me wonder how many unprofessional athletes go un treated with muscle imbalances or mechanics issues. I think I need to start a TH-cam channel
Thank you for this information
Hopefully this helps. Plenty of knee strengthening exercises, but rarely any to do while they're barely bendable.
Will this work for someone that has 2 knee replacements? Seems like this is something that would help. Thanks!
Ok going to try with other things I am doing thanks desperately working on
Cartilage problem. Will this help that issue?
I'm 67 this must be for those strong athletes you mentioned. Impossible!
Kudos to you 👍
I have knee pain mostly in the back of my knee. How do you fix that?
O que fazer para dores de joelhos cansados que me fazem ficar sem força??
Should you train both knees at the same time even if you have pain in just one?
Do both sides but bias the painful side.
When shoild i do it? Before, in the middle or afterwards finished my routine ?
As long as this doesn’t cause pain this will help my patellar tendinitis right?
The whole ice thing is counter productive anyway. Yea it might make pain go away for a bit but drawing blood away from the area increases how long it takes to recover and for some reason we have actual doctors who don’t know this
Thanks Murr!
Will this work for me?. I had total knee replacement surgery three weeks ago and need to get to full mobility, I am also 74 years old.
Does this also help when you have chondropathia patella level 3?
yeah, when you are young, you have no idea what knee pain is about. Im 60 and i walk, stretch, used to jog etc..... if your body isnt going to do it - you aint going to do it no matter what good intensions you have. Welcome to old age - the one you think will never happen to you!
yup, I'm 32 and I'm starting to believe I will get really old some day
I am 18 years old and I have very bad knee. But I want to strength it and I training every day to complete my dream!!!
what is this causes sharp pain in heel?
You're the best
Thanks for the info 👍
It's fine for meniscus?
Is it okay to round your back when going down? Or should your back be straight?
Its fine
yes me, thank you for this!
Does it make sense to do several reps with your free leg in different positions, in front, in back, etc.?
I think he mentions in a different video to place your free leg where it’s needed to let you complete the repetition and keep your pelvis even (parallel to floor)
Dose this work if your knees have been bone on bone already for a long time???
would this also help with someone who has locked knees while standing? trying to have soft knees while standing.
Why hip hinge be for the squat ? Is this to engage a better stretch?
What about ankle pain? My ankle is constantly swelling and sometimes in pain. What then? 🤷♀️
I will Guinea pig this for everyone I broke my back was paralyzed started walking again then herniated a disc which atrophied my quad. I’m working out again but my quad is weak as hell and I’m sick of it. Starting this April 10th 2023 and I’ll report back may 15 2023 with results. If you are reading this and are interested if this worked for me comment to me around may 15 so I don’t forget and I can find this video again.
Wish you best of luck
Hope youre doing well.
Ive been into this kind of corrective movement for several years now and i like it.
In october, i shattered my pattella into 15 peices. Major surgery. Im right there with ya my fellow Guinea pig friend.
How r u dear human?
@@Dontbustthecrust, how are you? What helped you recover?
Mike, and how are you?
“Regain” lol 😂
Can you explain the science behind this? I see some videos of this kind but almost no one explains why this work
Knee is often because of under trained muscles.
Do you have anything on shinesplints
ADvance level isometrcic version of split squat would build really strong knees
Any tips for fluid in knee
How about ankle pain during body weight squats? Any remedy?
This dude covers that in more depth than anyone. Search his page
Does this help with patellar maltracking?
I have that problem.
Same
Imma get kick out to the left and right. Even if I try to make them straight. So do I have the one still doing over the toe? O
Which leg goes on the book the one with the bad knee or the good one?
Whichever leg is on the book is doing the work (therapy), but it's probably a good idea to do both legs if you have the time. This will help build balance in your body and hopefully prevent issues with your "good" knee. Cheers and best wishes!
@@bp-lw9hm Which knee should be doing the work, the good knee or the bad knee?
@@barbaraferron7994 both legs 😊
Can you make a vid on how to train your legs safly if you have bow legs
I've tried everything under the sun Including this and my knee pain just continues to get worse 😢.
Is that way better than pistol squats?
What if just bending the knee hurts? I can’t do a 1 inch squat without pain right now ben like this for a week and a half, it’s definitely annoying me at this point
Does this work for torn meniscus ?
Yes and no. Depends of kind the tear. Have it looked at.
I do shoulder stuff with low weights it is hilarious to watch people watching me and making comments to their associates and laughing so this stuff should really crack them up.
I’m trying this right now but I have the problem that my foot isn’t aligned with my knee. Currently I can point out my foot a little to make my knee go straight but I don’t feel 100% comfortable in the movement, no pain tho. Any tips?
Need tips to, hope its not a hip rotation problem.
Usually it’s an issue with your glute medius. Strengthening it so that the knee naturally starts pushing outwards could help you.
@@maxvetter1336 best home execises to target that?
@@samuelgizaw7899 uhhh i’d say if u have a band side plank clamshell is imo the best. if not u could try kickouts. rlly build that mind muscle connection with the kickouts tho or else, imo, its not effective at all. but preferably get a band they help a TON.
@@sloppy1287 thanks!!
Sir can you help me i need online consultation 😢
Will this help my ankle also
Hurt my right knee due to instability thanks 🙏🏽
Can you do anything about a weird feeling for the inside of the knee? It's the muscle at the edge of the bone on the left side of the right knee
that is bursitis
THANK U
Wait do it on the pain knee leg or the leg with no pain
The problem is he shows the pistol squat as the end goal for 1 leg squat ability, yet the pistol required almost no hip hinge ( it is almost a completely knee and ankle dominant movement )
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Did it help?
I have chondromalacia patella grade 2 its kinda pain-free now it's been 2years. But whenever I do single leg squat it kinda grind my patella. What should I do?
Regress to a completely pain-free level. No elevation and assisted with a stick if you have to.
Also you need to know for sure if youre actually "grinding" the inner surface of your patella and femur together cuz that is super not good.
Haha this is me EXACTLY. Grinding feeling is terrible. Not sure what to do. Some movements are pain free but cause grinding, and I might get irritarion afterwards
Maybe one day I can do a Pistol Squad. Never thought it possible.
Stupid click bait. If you have knee pain, go get it diagnosed by a medical professional instead of trying to exercise your way out of it and likely making it worse.
I can regain it no problem, but my meniscus will hurt like crap after that
Balance is my biggest issue with single leg
Ok. But what's the steps from there? This doesn't properly recreate a squat pattern where the knees travel further over the toes. You're not usually hinging do far back with squats.
What if i have arthritis?
"hinge until you feel your glutes"
So I'm starting to realize what my problem is.
How to fix less mobility of ankles?
Use zero drop shoes. I'm not an expert, but it did work with me.
I took a cheap preworkout and now im itchy everywhere
why hindge?
Too many people believing that Tylenol is a miracle cure
Plot twist: this guy is a knee surgeon. ☠ This advice is how he paid off the mortgage for his $10.000.000 mansion in just 1 year! 🤣
Are you supposed to feel uncomfortable doing this to get more blood flow in the injured area I injured my (popliteus muscle ) so?
of course it should feel comfortable. idk what u mean by getting blood flow, but being able to perform a single leg squat will mean u are using all ur muscles properly and it requires u to have a good mobility so that basically gets rid of ur knee problems. i’m not a physical therapist but it worked for me 🤷🏽♂️
@@sloppy1287 oh dam it's uncomfortable for me because my popliteus muscle is injured still what can I do to help it faster
Amen
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But it doesn't work with old man who's struggling from an insufficient amount of shock-absorbing fluid in the joints.
Can do regress to any amount of painfree level? Assisted on flatground?
Had knee pain for close to a year and started doing step up progression and variations and the pain is gone. Like GONE, gone, SON! LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOIIIIOIIIIIFJRJRJIEJRIDIRJJRIDJDJRJRJRBBEJDNFBRNFFOOOOOOO.... for real tho, the pain is gone.
Better way: vicodin 😂
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My legs are shaking🌚
Sounds like along journey.
everything takes time lmao
yes like life
Ugh I know right? Lol added this to my routine.