Abiomechanical comparison of the traditional squat, powerlifting squat, and box squat

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1805-1816

  Swinton, Paul A ^a   Stewart, Arthur D ^a   Lloyd, Ray ^b   Keogh, Justin W L ^c,d   Agouris, Ioannis ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^d BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Kinematics; Kinetics; RFD; Submaximum loads; Technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HIP; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; SPINE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADULT; ANKLE; BIOMECHANICS; HIP; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; MOVEMENT; POSTURE; SPINE; WEIGHT LIFTING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863672608     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182577067     Document Type: Article

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