 Next question is from Joel Muittari is the sissy squat bad for the knees. I hope not. We've programmed it a bunch of times You know what when I when I first start became a trainer. I Used to think there were a lot of exercises that were just bad Oh, if I saw one if I saw somebody do a sissy squat now or I mean back then I would have freaked out I thought as a new trainer. Oh, yeah Yeah, I thought behind the neck presses don't know never do them, you know behind the neck pull downs never do Don't go all the way down with a dip or with a bench press or whatever Because it's bad for your joints. Here's the truth and I'm gonna make a blanket statement. That's completely true any movement any movement any exercise is safe so long as you have the strength Mobility and stability to perform it any movement the craziest movement You can think of as long as the person performing it has the strength stability and mobility to do it That movement is safe. That's the key. So is a sissy squat bad for the knees depends on who we're talking about Yeah, if you're strong Stable you've got good technique good mobility good form No, it's not bad for these is great for the knees. It's a great exercise. You have the capability That's really what matters. I mean the same argument for like a Jefferson curl Like it's somebody will see that and immediately think like oh my god They're gonna destroy their lower back. And why would you ever do this? Well, obviously it's not for you Like this is something that's a very advanced technique, you know for you gymnasts and whatnot But there's always a case you could actually make for a certain type of a movement It's just the amount of load they're using or you know the control the strength They have to perform it safely and properly. That's what you have to value There's no such thing as a bad exercise There are exercises that are performed bad, but there's not no such thing as as a bad exercise And it's our routine or lift, right? I mean you can do in like your point If you have control you're stable you can do anything and that's also why I tell trainers to caution trainers to Not judge when they see somebody else doing something because you have no idea what the application is for that Yeah, you have no idea what that client's goal is and if they're performing it with good technique informed You may think it's a stupid exercise for your goals and what you're trying to achieve But you have no idea what that person is trying to do right now to be fair Some exercises have way higher risk to reward ratio For example, Olympic lifts Olympic lifts are far riskier. That doesn't mean they're bad It just means you need to have really really good technique and really really good form and good control In order to perform them in ways that don't injure you so all exercises have this right like a dumbbell curl very low risk Compared to a barbell squat which might have a lot more of a risk So sissy squats is one of those sissy squats is I would say, you know If you it's probably in the middle of in terms of risk for the average person But if you're strong enough to do it, you do it right. You've got good mobility. It feels right to you You've got good form It is a phenomenal exercise and if I compared a sissy squat to a leg extension Both people having like I said those prerequisites right good technique good stability good control good mobility The sissy squat is superior. It's just more functional. It activates the muscles in my opinion in a better way I've never I still I don't do leg extensions ever again ever since I did sissy squats, and I did them right Yeah, I was like, did you do a good YouTube video on this? We did we have right? Yeah So Jackie will link that in the show notes to me. This is just one of those things that like I Didn't know how to do a sissy squat like I know I never had somebody teach me like and if I saw somebody doing I'd be like that's absurd exercise why very rare you're gonna see it Yeah, it is it's very rare you're gonna see it and then if you just see it see it for the first time and think that you're Gonna be able to go do it and with proper form you're gonna want to be taught so you either want to have a coach I think that teach you or trainer teach you or watch like a tutorial that we've done on it Where you explain the details because how you do it matters if you just if you see someone just get on their tippy toes and rock their knees forward and then try and come Back and you don't understand how to how to move I think it could be a really challenging exercise and not ideal for a lot of people especially if you're somebody who has very Limited ankle mobility. That's a really tough exercise to perform correctly, but man if you do that I mean it I eliminated leg extensions I haven't done a leg extension since I learned how to do a sissy squat properly because I just I feel way more in My quads doing a way way more functional