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The effect of increasing heel height on lower limb symmetry during the back squat in trained and novice lifters
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The effect of increasing heel height on lower limb symmetry during the back squat in trained and novice lifters

Mark Sayers, S H Hosseini Nasab, Caroline Bachem, William R Taylor, Renate List and Silvio Lorenzetti
BMC Sports Science, Medicine & Rehabilitation, Vol.12(1), pp.1-11
2020
PMCID: PMC7382835
PMID: 32728445
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Abstract

High bar back squat Heel lift Symmetry analyses Statistical parametric mapping
Background: Symmetry during lifting is considered critical for allowing balanced power production and avoidance of injury. This investigation assessed the influence of elevating the heels on bilateral lower limb symmetry during loaded (50% of body weight) high-bar back squats. Methods: Ten novice (mass 67.6 ± 12.4 kg, height 1.73 ± 0.10 m) and ten regular weight trainers (mass 66.0 ± 10.7 kg, height 1.71 ± 0.09 m) were assessed while standing on both the flat level floor and on an inclined board. Data collection used infra-red motion capture procedures and two force platforms to record bilateral vertical ground reaction force (GRF vert) and ankle, knee and hip joint kinematic and kinetic data. Paired t-tests and statistical parametric mapping (SPM1D) procedures were used to assess differences in discrete and continuous bilateral symmetry data across conditions.

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