Drill

Drills

Weight Training

Band-Resisted Knee Tracking Squat

Stop knee valgus under load

8 min
4 sets of 8
Intermediate

Why this drill

Builds toward stop knee valgus under load.

Instructions

  1. 1Loop a light band around both knees in a squat stance.
  2. 2Squat down while actively pushing the knees out against the band.
  3. 3Pause at the bottom and check the knees are stacked over the toes.
  4. 4Stand up while keeping the same outward pressure the whole way up.

What to focus on

Knees tracking over the toes on both the way down and up.

Recommended reps

4 sets of 8

Common mistake

Knees caving inward as the weight or fatigue increases.