VMO Strengthening & Why You Should Avoid Wall Squats

Without a doubt one of the WORST exercises ever shown to someone with knee pain or patella tracking problems is the Swissball Wall Squat with a ball between your knees to supposedly strengthen the VMO! Swissball Wall Squats are a great exercise if done correctly, unfortunately this is rarely the case as people completely misunderstand the point and exactly what the real problem is. The VMO by the way is such a small and very lazy muscle that is very reliant on many factors such as pelvic alignment that are controlled by the glutes, hip flexors and abdominal muscles. To focus on one small muscle that has no influence over the kinetic link or chain is just a waste of time. The only thing worse would be to find an exercise that makes this muscle imbalance and faulty movement even worse and that is exactly what this exercise does when taught the way most people do it. In this video I explain exactly why this is so bad and give you the examples of what exercises you should do. Great articles to read that I mention in the video are below Weak VMO Strengthening http://www.noregretspt.com.au/index.php/resources/blog/43-2014/16-weak-vmo Single Leg Squats http://www.noregretspt.com.au/index.php/resources/blog/43-2014/231-why-the-single-leg-squat-is-the-best-exercise-for-rehab-injury-prevention Why The Knee Is Not The Problem http://www.noregretspt.com.au/index.php/resources/blog/43-2014/177-when-you-have-knee-pain-rarely-is-the-knee-the-problem ACL Rehab http://www.noregretspt.com.au/index.php/resources/blog/43-2014/236-what-to-do-if-you-tear-your-acl How To Loosen Tight Hips http://www.noregretspt.com.au/index.php/resources/blog/43-2014/191-how-to-loosen-tight-hips-that-create-back-pain-knee-pain To get a copy of our Knee Pain video and Ebook go to https://noregretspt.leadpages.net/quick-start-knee-pain-tool-kit/ And if you live in Melbourne and would like schedule a Free Postural and Movement assessment go to http://www.noregretspt.com.au/index.php/27-home/features/20-health-and-fitness-assessment -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "6 Great Thoracic Drills and Stability Exercises" as this by far one of the most important videos we have made in recent times and an area most people are unfamiliar with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK9QBakg4qo -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-