Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2013
Effect of range of motion in heavy load squatting on muscle and tendon adaptations.
Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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64 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 196 citations in OpenAlex.
- Task Specificity of Dynamic Resistance Training and Its Transferability to Non-trained Isometric Muscle Strength: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of strength training on neuromuscular adaptations in the development of maximal strength: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Gluteus Maximus Activation during Common Strength and Hypertrophy Exercises: A Systematic Review.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Stretch-mediated hypertrophy and strength increases and their impact on dynamic balance performance - a randomized controlled intervention study.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
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- Effect of dynamic neuromuscular stabilization training using the inertial load of water on functional movement and postural sway in middle-aged women: a randomized controlled trial.BMC women's health · 2024Trial
- Impact of home-based squat training with two-depths on lower limb muscle parameters and physical functional tests in older adults.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- The short- and long-term effects of resistance training with different stability requirements.PloS one · 2019Trial
- Improving Sprint Performance in Soccer: Effectiveness of Jump Squat and Olympic Push Press Exercises.PloS one · 2016Trial
- Effects of Barbell Position and Squat Depth on Trunk and Lower-Extremity Muscle Activation During the Back Squat in Healthy Adult Men.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- The interplay between muscle length, range of motion, and exercise selection: a review.Sports medicine international open · 2026Review
- Neuromechanical basis of region-specific differences and their implications for sport performance and injury prevention: a narrative review.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Review
- Full Squats Enhance Performance and Body Composition, but Not Hypertrophy, Compared to Half Squats in Elite Young Tennis Players.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Effects of short-term strength training based on hip flexion angle-torque characteristics using a prototype machine.Journal of physical therapy science · 2025Article
- Manipulating Resistance Exercise Variables to Improve Jumps, Sprints, and Changes of Direction in Soccer: What We Know and What We Don't Know.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Review
- Partial versus full range of motion triceps strength training on shooting accuracy among recreational basketball players: a randomized controlled trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
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- Resistance training beyond momentary failure: the effects of past-failure partials on muscle hypertrophy in the gastrocnemius.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Dumbbell versus cable lateral raises for lateral deltoid hypertrophy: an experimental study.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Manipulating joint range of motion during squat training may have differential effects on adaptations to strength training with implications for sports and rehabilitation. Consequently, the purpose of this study was to compare the effects of squat training with a short vs. a long range of motion. Male students (n = 17) were randomly assigned to 12 weeks of progressive squat training (repetition matched, repetition maximum sets) performed as either a) deep squat (0-120° of knee flexion); n = 8 (DS) or (b) shallow squat (0-60 of knee flexion); n = 9 (SS). Strength (1 RM and isometric strength), jump performance, muscle architecture and cross-sectional area (CSA) of the thigh muscles, as well as CSA and collagen synthesis in the patellar tendon, were assessed before and after the intervention. The DS group increased 1 RM in both the SS and DS with ~20 ± 3 %, while the SS group achieved a 36 ± 4 % increase in the SS, and 9 ± 2 % in the DS (P < 0.05). However, the main finding was that DS training resulted in superior increases in front thigh muscle CSA (4-7 %) compared to SS training, whereas no differences were observed in patellar tendon CSA. In parallel with the larger increase in front thigh muscle CSA, a superior increase in isometric knee extension strength at 75° (6 ± 2 %) and 105° (8 ± 1 %) knee flexion, and squat-jump performance (15 ± 3 %) were observed in the DS group compared to the SS group. Training deep squats elicited favourable adaptations on knee extensor muscle size and function compared to training shallow squats.
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