Squats: Past toe or not

missjaiy

I've always followed the advice that its bad to let your knee go past your toes when squating. Yet, while watching the Insanity DVDs, it advices you to make sure your knee is going past your toes. Which is the proper form?

Why is this so confusing :frown:

modestalchemist

past your toes can cause injury to your knees... p 90 x says not to go past your toes.. i think insanity would say the same thing... is this something it says a lot or just once, maybe they messed up?

Jonas_Renfold

REMOVED: There was a joke here but it didn't make sense after I read the question lol

kunibob

I've always been taught that past the toe is bad for the knees. 30 Day Shred advises the same as well.

Sounds to me like Insanity may be wrong on this one!

missjaiy

past your toes can cause injury to your knees... p 90 x says not to go past your toes.. i think insanity would say the same thing... is this something it says a lot or just once, maybe they messed up?

He mentions it often when doing jumping and squats

AmberBarrios

uh you might want to check that again, cause I have insanity and he is constantly telling you to make sure you knees aren't going past your toes.

Rikki444

Never, ever, ever, NEVER, ever, never go past your toe... ask my right knee and my attending chiropractor..... never go past your toe... never!

baisleac

past your toes can cause injury to your knees... p 90 x says not to go past your toes.. i think insanity would say the same thing... is this something it says a lot or just once, maybe they messed up?

He mentions it often when doing jumping and squats

I always here him say to make sure your knees don't go past your toes when doing the plyometric movements.

thkelly

Never, ever, ever, NEVER, ever, never go past your toe... ask my right knee and my attending chiropractor..... never go past your toe... never!

LOL and if you want a second opinion ask the scar on my knee from my surgery
this is the one thing at the gym that makes me cringe and people are constantly doing it. one idiot last week had 315 lbs on his shoulders and was basically flexing his knees so they went past his toes and that was his version of the squat.
a blown out knee waiting to happen.

missjaiy

uh you might want to check that again, cause I have insanity and he is constantly telling you to make sure you knees aren't going past your toes.

Hmmm...Ok I'll check again! My hubby heard the same thing. Maybe we were in shock from the intensity...LOL!

wriglucy

I agree that you shouldn't go past your toe. I know it can cause injury, and so it's better to be safe than sorry.

suprfast

do not go past your toes. usually that is attributed to not being flexible enough in the hip joint

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbxxs1PErLQ

you should be able to pull your toes up. If your toes are planted then you have way too much weight forward. Pretend you are sitting in a chair, if not lower.