Squat Stance Width: Wide Shifts Load Toward the Hips and Adds Knee Adduction Moment, Narrow Bends the Knee Further and Works the Calves More; Wide Raised Knee Compression in the Squat
Oct 25
4 min read
Stance width is the first thing a coach changes when a squat looks hip- or knee-dominant, and the second thing a lifter changes when a knee hurts. Both habits assume that width redistributes load between the hip and the knee. Two laboratory studies measured what it does, one in the sagittal and frontal planes with joint moments, one with knee forces and muscle activity. A third study of stance width and thigh-muscle activity could not be read this session.
Want to read more?
Subscribe to ohanaperformanceinstitute.com to keep reading this exclusive post.
