The idea that below parallel squats are bad for the knees is complete nonsense,

which, for some reason, that completely escapes me, will somehow not go away.

This mythology is mindlessly repeated by orthopedic surgeons,

physical therapists, registered nurses, personal trainers,

dietitians, sportscasters, librarians, lunchroom monitors, and many other people,

in positions of authority with no actual knowledge of the topic.

And therefore, no basis, in in fact for holding this opinion.

Now, I have been teaching the below parallel squat for 40 years, and I have taught hundreds of

thousands of people in my gym, through my and videos and in my seminars to safely perform

the most important exercise in the entire catalog of resistance training yet here in 2017

well into the 21st century, we still hear completely uninformed people, who, by the way,

have had ample opportunity to educate themselves, yet have failed to do so, these people still

advise against performing squats under the assumption that they look scary or hard and are therefore bad for the needs.

Here are four reasons why this is not true and why you should immediately start squatting correctly if you entertain the notion

that you'd like to be stronger. Reason number one, the deep squat position, which is hips below the level

of the knees

is an anatomically normal position for the human body.

It is used as a resting position for millions of people everywhere,

and they squat into it and squat out of it every time.

There's nothing harmful about either assuming a squatting position,

whether sitting down in a chair, or into an unsupported squat, or returning to a standing

position afterward. If you look at the knees and hips for just a second, You'll notice that they seem suspiciously well adapted

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