squatting hurts my knees

[danny81]

It hurts them, but I will jusst push through it. anyway. I heard it is because im tall and only way to make it hurt less is to make my feet a little wider than shoulder width and then make my knees go out to the side like in line with my feet instead of straight. is this true?

 

[P-funk]

if it hurts, figure out why it hurts.

squatting hurts your knees and you want to do olympic lifts?

 

[danny81]

lol. well what I really wanted to know is is it alright to squat the way i stated above?

 

[P-funk]

your knees should line up over your toes.

go get someone who knows how to lift to teach you.

 

[CowPimp]

Unfortunately there isn't much we can do when we are just told your knees hurt when you squat. We have to see you squat.

 

[danny81]

oo. your knees should be over out toes. no wonder. alright thanks.

 

[P-funk]

just stop posting. you make my head hurt.

 

[immigrant]

just stop posting. you make my head hurt.

 

[danny81]

lol. alright.

 

[bigsahm21]

Lol don't hold back P-Funk, tell him how you really feel...

 

[Dumby]

your knees should line up over your toes.

go get someone who knows how to lift to teach you.

I've seen a lot of people start to push their knees in, and even the reverse on occasion. This on the ascent I mean. Your knees should follow the line of your toes, and I usually don't like my knees to really extend at all over my toes. I sink my hips back before I bend my knees. Just me personally though. Wider stances help with this from my experience, but I could be wrong.