⭕️KNEES CAVING IN ON THE WAY UP: IS IT NECESSARILY BAD?⭕️⁣

⭕️KNEES CAVING IN ON THE WAY UP: IS IT NECESSARILY BAD?⭕️⁣
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If you lift, chances are you’ve seen people partecipate in competitive meetings (such as powerlifting or Olympic lifting) where the goal is… to lift your max. ⁣
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What you also see is that athletes won’t typically display a “perfect technique” as it’s always taught in textbooks.. but why is that? Well, in short, it’s because technique varies depending on the load % we’re moving.

In a study conducted by Vigotsky et al. (2016), we can see that in a squat, the contribution of synergistic muscles increases as squat depth increases. This can suggest that a slight change in movement mechanics may actually be normal, and not “faulty” as some are lead to believe.

But what about injuries ? In a very recent Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, conducted by Crönstrom et al. (2020), the goal was to review the association between knee abduction kinematics and kinetics during weight-bearing activities and the risk of future knee injury.

The conclusion ? “..knee abduction kinematics may not be risk factora for future knee injuries.”

What most people fail to realize is the fact that our body stucture is well capable of performing any sort of movement, provided the right progression, training experience and the right mindset.

Just because a movement doesn’t look “pretty” (as @adammeakins says), it doesn’t mean it’s wrong, nor bad and it can’t tell us whether or not it’s going to *necessarily* be a cause of injury.