Knees Over Toes Box Squat - Achilles Tendon Exercise
Exercise Overview
Knees Over Toes Box Squat is a lower-body strengthening exercise that intentionally allows forward knee travel to improve ankle dorsiflexion tolerance and progressively load the Achilles tendon. It is commonly used in rehabilitation and performance training to build strength and control through the ankle, knee, and hip in a functional squatting pattern.
Muscles Involved
GastrocnemiusSoleusAchilles tendon complexQuadricepsGluteus maximusHamstringsTibialis anterior
Related Conditions
Achilles tendinopathyCalf weaknessLimited ankle dorsiflexionPost-Achilles rehabilitationPatellar tendinopathyGeneral lower extremity weakness
