ArticlePeerJ2020
Muscle activation varies between high-bar and low-bar back squat.
Article in PeerJ, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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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
- The effects of bar positioning, stance width, repetition, and load on muscle activity during the barbell back squat.PloS one · 2026Article
- Postural control during the back squat at different load intensities in powerlifters and weightlifters.Annals of medicine · 2024Article
- The effect of blood flow restriction training combined with electrical muscle stimulation on neuromuscular adaptation: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Does Back Squat Exercise Lead to Regional Hypertrophy among Quadriceps Femoris Muscles?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Influence of Loads and Loading Position on the Muscle Activity of the Trunk and Lower Extremity during Squat Exercise.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Resistance training induces similar adaptations of upper and lower-body muscles between sexes.Scientific reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundDifferences in the muscular activity between the high-bar back squat (HBBS) and the low-bar back squat (LBBS) on the same representative group of experienced powerlifters are still scarcely investigated. The main purpose of the study was to compare the normalized bioelectrical activity and maximal angles within single homogeneous group between the HBBS and LBBS for 60% one repetition maximum (1RM), 65% 1RM and 70% 1RM.
methodsTwelve healthy men (age 24.3 ± 2.8 years, height 178.8 ± 5.6 cm, body mass 88.3 ± 11.5 kg), experienced in powerlifting performed HBBS and LBBS with comparable external loads equal 60% 1RM, 65% 1RM, and 70% 1RM. Electromyography (EMG) signals of muscle groups were synchronously recorded alongside kinematic data (joints angle) by means of a motion capture system.
resultsEMG activity during eccentric phase of squat motion were significantly higher during LBBS than in HBBS for all selected muscles (60% 1RM and 65% 1RM) (
conclusionsOur results confirmed significant differences in muscles activation between both squat techniques. Muscle activity during eccentric phase of squat motion were significantly higher during LBBS than HBBS. The differences are crucial for posterior muscle chain during eccentric phase of squat cycle.
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