By now, it's pretty clear that deep squats are superior to half or quarter squats in basically every way: better strength gains, more hypertrophy, improved athletic performance. But what about your knee health?

Squatting deep definitely puts more stress on your knee joints, so will you regret having done ass to grass squats when you're older? In other words, are deep squats the cause of knee pain and knee injuries, or are they the solution to long-term knee health? Let's look at the science!

In today's episode, we delve into a review article titled "Impact of the Deep Squat on Articular Knee Joint Structures, Friend or Enemy? A Scoping Review".

And since it's December 1st when this episode airs, we talk a bit about our free fitness Christmas advent calendar in the StrengthLog Workout Tracker app. You can open the first calendar door today, with a new one becoming available every day until December 25th. It's a lot of fun, you should tag along!

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