08/26/2026
Knee pain is a problem.
Single-leg squats can be part of the solution. 👇
Because the goal isn’t just to make your knee hurt less.
The goal is to build a knee that can handle more.
The touchdown squat trains:
🔥 Single-leg strength
🔥 Quad capacity
🔥 Hip + knee control
🔥 Balance and coordination
🔥 Confidence under load
And the best part?
It’s incredibly scalable.
Start with a higher target and your bodyweight. As you build strength and control, increase the range, lower the target, and eventually add load.
Your knees weren’t designed to be protected from movement forever.
They were designed to adapt to it.
Build strength.
Build capacity.
Stay capable.
Train for decades—not just for today.
Save this one and add touchdown squats to your next lower-body session.
Persistent or worsening knee pain deserves an individual assessment rather than a one-exercise fix.