ArticleFrontiers in physiology2023
Hip thrust and back squat training elicit similar gluteus muscle hypertrophy and transfer similarly to the deadlift.
Article in Frontiers in physiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06663683 (Comparative Effects of Hip Thrust Versus Back Squats Resistance Training on Strength, Power and Speed Among Footballer Players), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Comparative Effects of Hip Thrust Versus Back Squats Resistance Training on Strength, Power and Speed Among Footballer Players
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- The impact of resistance training on gluteus maximus hypertrophy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Neuromechanical basis of region-specific differences and their implications for sport performance and injury prevention: a narrative review.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Review
- Acute muscle excitation response across various bench press ranges of motion.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Mechanobiological and neuromuscular responses to foot-position variations during front and back squat exercises.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Optimizing Resistance Training Technique to Maximize Muscle Hypertrophy: A Narrative Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2023Review
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Abstract
We examined how set-volume equated resistance training using either the back squat (SQ) or hip thrust (HT) affected hypertrophy and various strength outcomes. Untrained college-aged participants were randomized into HT (n = 18) or SQ (n = 16) groups. Surface electromyograms (sEMG) from the right gluteus maximus and medius muscles were obtained during the first training session. Participants completed 9 weeks of supervised training (15-17 sessions), before and after which gluteus and leg muscle cross-sectional area (mCSA) was assessed via magnetic resonance imaging. Strength was also assessed prior to and after the training intervention via three-repetition maximum (3RM) testing and an isometric wall push test. Gluteus mCSA increases were similar across both groups. Specifically, estimates [(-) favors HT (+) favors SQ] modestly favored the HT
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