What Happens to a Knee Valgus Collapse During a Squat?

Amit Gal Alon
September 9, 2014
< 1 minute read

A slow motion view on what happens to a knee valgus collapse whilst squatting. A very interesting view into exactly what happens to the knee in this situation.

Learning about how your muscles are working in an exercise really helps you to focus on what muscles to squeeze and contract during a specific exercises. A mind-muscle connection is one of the most vital keys to building muscle and without it, you are sacrificing a lot of muscular gains that could be otherwise made.

Additionally, learning the correct form of commonly practiced exercises can considerably help you target the muscles that you are trying to focus on as well as prevent injury.

adductors, exercises, gluteus, injury risks, knee valgus, knees, squat

Amit Gal Alon

Amit recognized early on the power of visual learning and the gap in accessible, accurate, and engaging resources in the field of sports anatomy and biomechanics. This realization sparked the inception of Muscle and Motion, a company that would go on to transform the educational landscape for professionals across the fitness, therapy, and medical sectors. Amit graduate of the Zinman College at the Wingate Institute. His specialization is the kinesiology and anatomy of the movement system. He also earned a degree in multimedia and visual communications at Tel Aviv University.