SynthesisPloS one2020
Electromyographic activity in deadlift exercise and its variants. A systematic review.
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 68 citations in OpenAlex.
- Minimalist Training: Is Lower Dosage or Intensity Resistance Training Effective to Improve Physical Fitness? A Narrative Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled 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
- Core Muscle Activity During Physical Fitness Exercises: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Sparse frame selection for graph-based deadlift form assessment.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- High-Density Surface Electromyography Excitation in Front vs. Back Overhead Press Prime Movers.Journal of human kinetics · 2026Article
- Altered Neuromuscular Control and Beta-Band Cortical Compensation During Gait in Sarcopenia: An Exploratory Study.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Effects of Drop Jumps on the Load-Velocity Profile of the Deadlift.International journal of exercise science · 2026Article
- The Value of the First Repetition: Force, Impulse, and Linear Velocity in Flywheel Deadlifts and Their Link to Maximal Free-Weight Strength.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Predicting Future Performance in Powerlifting: A Machine Learning Approach.Sports medicine - open · 2025Article
- Urinary Metabolites Variation After High-Intensity Rowing Training and Potential Biomarker Screening for Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Normative Muscle Activation Patterns During One and Five Countermovement Jumps.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Biomechanical analysis of conventional and sumo deadlift.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Load-dependent increase in lumbar kyphosis is associated with posterior pelvic tilt during deadlift.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Progressive and Asymmetrical Deadlift Loads Captured by Wearable Motion Tape Sensors.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Assessment of Muscle Activity During a Deadlift Performed by Construction Workers.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Lean Body Mass, Muscle Architecture and Powerlifting Performance during Preseason and in Competition.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Article
- Force Production and Electromyographic Activity during Different Flywheel Deadlift Exercises.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- High-Density Electromyography Excitation in Front vs. Back Lat Pull-Down Prime Movers.Journal of human kinetics · 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
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Abstract
The main purpose of this review was to systematically analyze the literature concerning studies which have investigated muscle activation when performing the Deadlift exercise and its variants. This study was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis Statement (PRISMA). Original studies from inception until March 2019 were sourced from four electronic databases including PubMed, OVID, Scopus and Web of Science. Inclusion criteria were as follows: (a) a cross-sectional or longitudinal study design; (b) evaluation of neuromuscular activation during Deadlift exercise or variants; (c) inclusion of healthy and trained participants, with no injury issues at least for six months before measurements; and (d) analyzed "sEMG amplitude", "muscle activation" or "muscular activity" with surface electromyography (sEMG) devices. Major findings indicate that the biceps femoris is the most studied muscle, followed by gluteus maximus, vastus lateralis and erector spinae. Erector spinae and quadriceps muscles reported greater activation than gluteus maximus and biceps femoris muscles during Deadlift exercise and its variants. However, the Romanian Deadlift is associated with lower activation for erector spinae than for biceps femoris and semitendinosus. Deadlift also showed greater activation of the quadriceps muscles than the gluteus maximus and hamstring muscles. In general, semitendinosus muscle activation predominates over that of biceps femoris within hamstring muscles complex. In conclusion 1) Biceps femoris is the most evaluated muscle, followed by gluteus maximus, vastus lateralis and erector spinae during Deadlift exercises; 2) Erector spinae and quadriceps muscles are more activated than gluteus maximus and biceps femoris muscles within Deadlift exercises; 3) Within the hamstring muscles complex, semitendinosus elicits slightly greater muscle activation than biceps femoris during Deadlift exercises; and 4) A unified criterion upon methodology is necessary in order to report reliable outcomes when using surface electromyography recordings.
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