Fix “Knee Caving” With Your Squats

One of the most common faults we see with every variation of a squat is “knee caving” or “knees buckling” in towards each other. Now, it’s not much of an issue if it only happens once or twice, but make a habit of it, and your knees definitely won’t thank you.

What typically happens with this, is that as you move through your squat, your glutes either don’t activate at all, or they shut off partway through the squat, causing your hips to internally rotate and your knees to come in towards each other.

One of the best ways to help this, is to add in some squats with a band around your knees, while thinking about pushing out into the band throughout the movement. This cues your glutes to increase their activity, and teaches your body a new motor pattern with increased glute activity. I would repeat this 15-20 times, or until it feels natural, then remove the band, and do some squats without it while still thinking about driving your knees out into the band.

Try it out and let us know what you think!

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