SynthesisJournal of sports science & medicine2019
Barbell Hip Thrust, Muscular Activation and Performance: A Systematic Review.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pooled it
- The impact of resistance training on gluteus maximus hypertrophy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Evaluation of the Lower Limb Muscles' Electromyographic Activity during the Leg Press Exercise and Its Variants: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Gluteus Maximus Activation during Common Strength and Hypertrophy Exercises: A Systematic Review.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Electromyographic activity in deadlift exercise and its variants. A systematic review.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
- Trial
- 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
- How to activate the glutes best? Peak muscle activity of acceleration-specific pre-activation and traditional strength training exercises.European journal of applied physiology · 2024Article
- Effects of Ankle Position While Performing One- and Two-Leg Floor Bridging Exercises on Core and Lower Extremity Muscle Recruitment.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Resistance Training Practices of Brazilian Olympic Sprint and Jump Coaches: Toward a Deeper Understanding of Their Choices and Insights (Part III).Journal of human kinetics · 2024Article
- Impact of active intra-complex rest intervals on post-back squat versus hip thrust jumping potentiation.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- A Novel Wall Touch-Single Limb Stance Exercise for Dynamic Activation o f Gluteus Maximus - A Cross Sectional Study.Journal of orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Should We Use the Men Load-Velocity Profile for Women in Deadlift and Hip Thrust?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Clustered Associations between Musculoskeletal Fitness Tests and Functional Movement Screen in Physically Active Men.BioMed research international · 2023Article
- Hamstrings force-length relationships and their implications for angle-specific joint torques: a narrative review.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2022Review
- Oxygen Consumption (VOInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Post-Activation Potentiation Effects on Sprinting Abilities in Junior Tennis Players.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Hamstring Strain Injury Rehabilitation.Journal of athletic training · 2022Review
- sEMG Activity in Superimposed Vibration on Suspended Supine Bridge and Hamstring Curl.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
- Kinetics in lumbosacral and lower-limb joints of sprinters during barbell hip thrust compared to deadlift and back squat.PloS one · 2021Article
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Abstract
The present systematic review aimed to analyze the activation of the muscles involved in the barbell hip thrust (BHT) and its transfer to sports activities that include horizontal displacement. A search of the current literature was performed using the PubMed, SPORTDiscuss, Scopus and Google Scholar databases. The inclusion criteria were: (a) descriptive studies, (b) physically trained participants, (c) analyzed muscle activation using normalized EMG signals or as a percentage of maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) and (d) acute or chronic transfer of the BHT to horizontal displacement activity. Twelve articles met the inclusion criteria and the following results were found: 1) neuromuscular activation: hip extensor muscles (gluteus maximus and biceps femoris) demonstrated greater activation in the BHT compared to the squat. The straight bar deadlift exercise demonstrated greater biceps femoris activation than BHT; 2) Regardless of the BHT variation and intensity used, the muscle excitation sequence is gluteus maximus, erector spinae, biceps femoris, semitendinosus, vastus lateralis, gluteus medius, vastus medialis and rectus femoris; 3) acute transfer: four studies demonstrated a significant improvement in sprinting activities after BHT exercise; 4) as for the chronic transfer: two studies demonstrated improvement of the sprint time, while other two studies failed to present such effect. We concluded that: a) the mechanics of BHT favors greater activation of the hip extensor muscles compared to more conventional exercises; b) regardless of the variation of BHT used, the muscle excitation sequence is gluteus maximus, erector spinae, hamstrings, and quadriceps femoris; c) the acute transfer of the post-activation potentiation of the BHT is significant, improving the sprinting time; and d) despite training with BHT submaximal loads can improve sprint times, further investigations are needed.
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