09/12/2025
For years, I thought squatting with weights was “bad for my knees.”
After tearing my meniscus in my 20s, my first strategy was… avoid bending that knee past 90 degrees at all costs.
Less bending = less pain… right?
Wrong.
Avoiding movement was the fastest way to keep my knees feeling shotty.
It wasn’t until I learned to squat properly., with good form, the right regressions, and progressive strength over time that everything changed.
My knees became:
strongermore mobilemore resilient than they ever were in my 20s.
Now, squatting with weights & deep feels good. My body feels supported. And my knees are no longer the limiting factor.
And here’s what most people don’t realise:
It’s losing your ability to squat that does the damage.
When you stop practicing the movement your body was designed to do, your knees, hips and back feel it first.
Loss of lower-body strength and avoiding deep knee bending are two of the biggest contributors to knee discomfort, mobility decline and that “I’m getting older” feeling people start to notice in their 30s and 40s.
But the good news?
You can rebuild strength!
You can relearn the pattern at any age & starting point!
If you want to learn how to squat with good form, protect your knees and build lower-body strength more efficiently…
👇 Comment “SQUAT FIX” and we’ll send you a tutorial on how to fix your squat so you can build strength with confidence.
