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Originally Posted by Bane
Personally, I found squats WAY easier on my knees than lunges. I have bad knees, and I can do squats all day. I find lunges are more stressful on my knees because its much easier to lose my balance.
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A lunge is going to be much harder on the knees, since there are various points in the lunge when the weight is not evenly distributed across both legs. A proper squat where the knees are pushed outwards and follow the toes shouldn't be too hard on the knees. The problem becomes when people treat a squat like a leg press. If you initate the squat (either up or down) with the legs and not the hips, there is going to be a natural tendency to draw the knees inwards, which puts huge pressure on them.