ReviewSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2016
Understanding and Overcoming the Sticking Point in Resistance Exercise.
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- Effects of Variable-Resistance Training Versus Constant-Resistance Training on Maximum Strength: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Effectiveness of plyometric training vs. complex training on the explosive power of lower limbs: A Systematic review.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Pooled it
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- Electromyographic comparison of the barbell deadlift using constant versus variable resistance in healthy, trained men.PloS one · 2019Trial
- High-Density Surface Electromyography Excitation in Front vs. Back Overhead Press Prime Movers.Journal of human kinetics · 2026Article
- Comparison of Muscle Activation between Variable Resistance Training and Free Weight Training: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of human kinetics · 2026Review
- The effect of complex training with traditional and variable resistance on lower limb muscle strength and swimming performance in competitive swimmers.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Repetition velocity during the leg and chest press in older adults: influence of starting execution technique.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Relative Strength Does Not Influence the Sticking Region Among Recreational Trained Participants in Squat.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Decoding the Contribution of Shoulder and Elbow Mechanics to Barbell Kinematics and the Sticking Region in Bench and Overhead Press Exercises: A Link-Chain Model with Single- and Two-Joint Muscles.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Effects of variable resistance training with different load ratios on lower-limb strength and power in male college students.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2025Article
- Heavy load chain squats: a promising method for enhancing lower extremity explosive strength via post-activation performance enhancement.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Biomechanical analysis of conventional and sumo deadlift.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
- A versatile knee exoskeleton mitigates quadriceps fatigue in lifting, lowering, and carrying tasks.Science robotics · 2024Article
- High-Density Electromyography Excitation in Front vs. Back Lat Pull-Down Prime Movers.Journal of human kinetics · 2024Article
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- Effects of variable resistance training within complex training on strength and punch performance in elite amateur boxers.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- The impact of flywheel resistance squat training on lower limb strength in female college basketball players.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
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Abstract
In the context of resistance training the so-called "sticking point" is commonly understood as the position in a lift in which a disproportionately large increase in the difficulty to continue the lift is experienced. If the lift is taken to the point of momentary muscular failure, the sticking point is usually where the failure occurs. Hence the sticking point is associated with an increased chance of exercise form deterioration or breakdown. Understanding the mechanisms that lead to the occurrence of sticking points as well as different training strategies that can be used to overcome them is important to strength practitioners (trainees and coaches alike) and instrumental for the avoidance of injury and continued progress. In this article we survey and consolidate the body of existing research on the topic: we discuss different definitions of the sticking point adopted in the literature and propose a more precise definition, describe different muscular and biomechanical aspects that give rise to sticking points, and review the effectiveness of different training modalities used to address them.
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