ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2019
Effects of squat training with different depths on lower limb muscle volumes.
Article in European journal of applied physiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 50 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Muscle hypertrophy and ladder-based resistance training for rodents: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Physiological reports · 2020Pooled it
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- 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
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- Effects of resistance-type and cycling-type high-intensity interval training on cardiorespiratory fitness, lower-body strength, and anaerobic fitness.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Acute Effect of the Bounce Squat on Ground Reaction Force at the Turning Point and Barbell Kinematics.Journal of strength and conditioning research · 2026Article
- Geometry-informed correction of projection bias in browser-based monocular squat assessment.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- 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
- Performance Insights in Speed Climbing: Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Key Movement Metrics.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effects of squat training on energy expenditure, oxygen consumption, and heart rate in young healthy adults.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to compare the effects of squat training with different depths on lower limb muscle volumes.
methodsSeventeen males were randomly assigned to a full squat training group (FST, n = 8) or half squat training group (HST, n = 9). They completed 10 weeks (2 days per week) of squat training. The muscle volumes (by magnetic resonance imaging) of the knee extensor, hamstring, adductor, and gluteus maximus muscles and the one repetition maximum (1RM) of full and half squats were measured before and after training.
resultsThe relative increase in 1RM of full squat was significantly greater in FST (31.8 ± 14.9%) than in HST (11.3 ± 8.6%) (p = 0.003), whereas there was no difference in the relative increase in 1RM of half squat between FST (24.2 ± 7.1%) and HST (32.0 ± 12.1%) (p = 0.132). The volumes of knee extensor muscles significantly increased by 4.9 ± 2.6% in FST (p < 0.001) and 4.6 ± 3.1% in HST (p = 0.003), whereas that of rectus femoris and hamstring muscles did not change in either group. The volumes of adductor and gluteus maximus muscles significantly increased in FST (6.2 ± 2.6% and 6.7 ± 3.5%) and HST (2.7 ± 3.1% and 2.2 ± 2.6%). In addition, relative increases in adductor (p = 0.026) and gluteus maximus (p = 0.008) muscle volumes were significantly greater in FST than in HST.
conclusionThe results suggest that full squat training is more effective for developing the lower limb muscles excluding the rectus femoris and hamstring muscles.
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