To be totally frank, I’m not a fan of the “knees out” coaching cue in squats. Sure, I use it from time to time with certain athletes and lifters. But I don’t generally like it for 2 reasons. First, I think it actually has the potential to screw people up, depending on their individual joint characteristics. Second, I think that there are many trainers and coaches out there who don’t actually know what the purpose of that cue actually is! (News flash: it’s not to get the knees “out” an arbitrary distance). Cueing clients is highly individual – some will respond or prefer hearing one thing over another, and as coaches we have pointers we find to work well for a variety of reasons. Not everyone will have the same verbal keys and that’s completely fine. It’s normal. If “knees out” works for your athletes and general fitness clients, keep