In Part 1 I talked about how an athlete’s mobility makes them respond to the “knees out” squat command differently, some of the complications that creates, and why it matters. I’d like to dig a little bit deeper into another reason I’m not a huge fan of using this phrase as a primary instruction. Downside #2 – Not Knowing Your Purpose The second reason I don’t like using “knees out” is closely related to the last point form part 1: many trainers don’t actually know what physical response they are looking for, and are simply using cues they’ve heard before. The goal of using the knees out command is to get  tension into the hips and to use the abductors to stabilize the knee over the base of support. Now, before I hear too many protests, let me say this. Yes, we do indeed squat between our legs, not on