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Effect of Absolute and Relative Loading on Muscle Activity During Stable and Unstable Squatting

Jeffrey M. McBride, Tony R. Larkin, Andrea M. Dayne, Tracie L. Haines, and Tyler J. Kirby

Purpose:

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effect of stable and unstable conditions on one repetition maximum strength and muscle activity during dynamic squatting using absolute and relative loading.

Methods:

Ten recreationally weight-trained males participated in this study (age = 24.1 ± 2.0 y, height = 178.0 ± 5.6 cm, body mass = 83.7 ± 13.4 kg, 1RM/body mass = 1.53 ± 0.31), which involved two laboratory sessions separated by 1 wk. Linear position transducers were used to track bar displacement while subjects stood on a force plate for all trials. Vastus lateralis (VL), biceps femoris (BF) and erector spinae (L1) muscle activity (average integrated EMG [IEMG]) was also recorded during all trials. During the frst session subjects complete a one repetition maximum test in a stable dynamic squat (S1RM = 128.0 ± 31.4 kg) and an unstable dynamic squat (U1RM = 83.8 ± 17.3 kg) in a randomized order with a 30-min rest period between conditions. The second session consisted of the performance of three trials each for 12 different conditions (unstable and stable squats using three different absolute loads [six conditions] and unstable and stable squats using three different relative loads [six conditions]).

Results:

Results revealed a statistically significant difference between S1RM and U1RM values (P < .05). The stable trials resulted in the same or a significantly higher value for VL, BF and L1 muscle activity in comparison with the unstable trials for all twelve conditions.

Conclusions:

Unstable squatting is of equal or less (depending on the loading condition) benefit to improving or maximizing muscle activity during resistance exercise.

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Reliability of Urinary Dehydration Markers in Elite Youth Boxers

Damir Zubac, Drazen Cular, and Uros Marusic

that urinary dehydration markers (both field and laboratory) exhibit large variability and inconsistency (U OSM increased by ∼16% over a 7-d period) in elite youth boxers, regardless of stable body mass or adequate macronutrient intake. 11 Sing and Peters 12 reported poor correlation between

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Sex Differences in World-Record Performance: The Influence of Sport Discipline and Competition Duration

Øyvind Sandbakk, Guro Strøm Solli, and Hans-Christer Holmberg

and freestyle swimming were approximately 10% to 12%. However, the difference in men’s and women’s world records for 500-m speed skating was reduced to 7%. For all Olympic running events longer than 100 m, the sex differences in world records are relatively stable at 10% to 12%, without any clear

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Fortune Favors the Brave: Tactical Behaviors in the Middle-Distance Running Events at the 2017 IAAF World Championships

Arturo Casado and Andrew Renfree

percentage of AQ already in qualifying positions were 32.1%, 42.9%, and 65.7% at 400 m, 800 m, and 1200 m. Race positions remained more stable throughout 800-m races (Figure  1 ) than through the 1500-m races which visual inspection of data suggests were characterized by a greater degree of positional change

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Influence of Different Inertial Loads on Basic Training Variables During the Flywheel Squat Exercise

Rafael Sabido, Jose Luis Hernández-Davó, and Gabriel T. Pereyra-Gerber

exercises, the aims of this study were: (1) to identify the number of training sessions required to obtain stable and reliable results in the flywheel quarter-squat exercise, (2) to describe the influence of 4 different inertial loads (0.025, 0.050, 0.075, and 0.100 kg·m 2 ) on both concentric and eccentric

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Nature Versus Nurture: Have Performance Gaps Between Men and Women Reached an Asymptote?

Mindy Millard-Stafford, Ann E. Swanson, and Matthew T. Wittbrodt

. This sparked an ongoing debate 6 , 7 ; specifically, will women athletes surpass men, particularly as distance increases in sports where greater inherent body fatness poses less of a disadvantage? The performance gap (ie, % sex difference) currently appears relatively stable for international distance

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The Relationship Between Variables in Wearable Microtechnology Devices and Cricket Fast-Bowling Intensity

Dean J. McNamara, Tim J. Gabbett, Peter Blanch, and Luke Kelly

. We acknowledge that the microtechnology output exhibits greater variability than ball velocity, which should be considered a limitation of the technology. However, this may be explained by the ability of elite fast bowlers to find efficiency in maintaining stable ball velocity across bowling

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Effect of Prior Fatiguing Sport-Specific Exercise on Field Hockey Passing Ability

Enzo Hollville, Vincent Le Croller, Yoshihiro Hirasawa, Rémi Husson, Giuseppe Rabita, and Franck Brocherie

(11.5 [1.7] mmol·L −1 ), and remained stable thereafter (11.2 [2.1] and 11.1 [2.2] mmol·L −1 at set 4 and set 5, respectively; Figure  3 ). Figure 3 —HR (expressed in percentage of maximal HR), RPE, and [La − ] collected after each RSA and passing-skill set. Significantly different from set 1: ** P

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Differences in the Load–Velocity Profile Between 4 Bench-Press Variants

Amador García-Ramos, Francisco Luis Pestaña-Melero, Alejandro Pérez-Castilla, Francisco Javier Rojas, and Guy Gregory Haff

velocity-based training. First, the resistance-exercise intensity can be adjusted on a daily basis due to the linear and stable relationship between mean velocity (MV) and relative load (ie, the percentage of 1-repetition maximum [%1RM]). 8 – 10 Second, the volume of the training set or session can be

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Dynamics of the Metabolic Response During a Competitive 100-m Freestyle in Elite Male Swimmers

Philippe Hellard, Robin Pla, Ferran A. Rodríguez, David Simbana, and David B. Pyne

100 m. E an,al decreased from length to length ( P  < .05), whereas E aer increased substantially up to 75 m ( P  < .05). E an,lac remained stable up to L 75–100 . Performance was 15% lower in freestyle swimmers compared with backstrokers ( P  < .05; Table  2 ). The breaststroke swimmers also