A performance coach shares how to perform Spanish squats and why the squat variation is beneficial for quad strength and knee pain.

Since then, I rarely experience knee pain and actually enjoy movements like squats, which felt impossible eighteen months ago. You don't need much equipment to do these exercises, just a foam roller.

You'll need more focused movements than heavy back squats to make a difference ... of the gastrocnemius (the muscle that flexes the knee and foot) and the soleus (attaches the knee and heel ...

Objective To establish normative values for dynamic knee valgus during the single leg squat (SLS) in volleyball and basketball athletes. Design Observational cross-sectional. Setting Minas Tênis Club, ...

Objective To compare StarReach test performance with subjective assessment of dynamic knee valgus during a single-leg squat in female athletes. Design Controlled, laboratory study. Setting Norwegian ...

Collins explains that Spanish squats help isolate the quads while reinforcing proper knee positioning (without them caving in or excessively turning outward), reducing the strain on your knees.