I squatted in my running shoes for years thinking cushioning protected me: the day a coach filmed my heels under the bar, I understood why my knees hurt
For years, a lifter trusted cushioned running shoes for squatting, unaware that soft soles were amplifying every micro-movement into knee pain. One slow-motion video revealed the culprit: heel lift and inward knee drift. Here’s what the biomechanics actually show about footwear and lifting.