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The Limitations of Anterior Knee Displacement during Different Barbell Squat Techniques: A Comprehensive Review
Based on seminal research from the 1970s and 1980s, the myth that the knees should only move as far anterior during the barbell squat until they vertically align with the tips of the feet in the sagittal plane still exists today. However, the role of both the hip joint and the lumbar spine, which ar...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10143703/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37109294 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12082955 |
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description | Based on seminal research from the 1970s and 1980s, the myth that the knees should only move as far anterior during the barbell squat until they vertically align with the tips of the feet in the sagittal plane still exists today. However, the role of both the hip joint and the lumbar spine, which are exposed to high peak torques during this deliberate restriction in range of motion, has remained largely unnoticed in the traditional literature. More recent anthropometric and biomechanical studies have found disparate results regarding anterior knee displacement during barbell squatting. For a large number of athletes, it may be favorable or even necessary to allow a certain degree of anterior knee displacement in order to achieve optimal training outcomes and minimize the biomechanical stress imparted on the lumbar spine and hip. Overall, restricting this natural movement is likely not an effective strategy for healthy trained individuals. With the exception of knee rehabilitation patients, the contemporary literature suggests it should not be practiced on a general basis. |
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spelling | pubmed-101437032023-04-29 The Limitations of Anterior Knee Displacement during Different Barbell Squat Techniques: A Comprehensive Review Illmeier, Gabriel Rechberger, Julian S. J Clin Med Review Based on seminal research from the 1970s and 1980s, the myth that the knees should only move as far anterior during the barbell squat until they vertically align with the tips of the feet in the sagittal plane still exists today. However, the role of both the hip joint and the lumbar spine, which are exposed to high peak torques during this deliberate restriction in range of motion, has remained largely unnoticed in the traditional literature. More recent anthropometric and biomechanical studies have found disparate results regarding anterior knee displacement during barbell squatting. For a large number of athletes, it may be favorable or even necessary to allow a certain degree of anterior knee displacement in order to achieve optimal training outcomes and minimize the biomechanical stress imparted on the lumbar spine and hip. Overall, restricting this natural movement is likely not an effective strategy for healthy trained individuals. With the exception of knee rehabilitation patients, the contemporary literature suggests it should not be practiced on a general basis. MDPI 2023-04-19 /pmc/articles/PMC10143703/ /pubmed/37109294 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12082955 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Illmeier, Gabriel Rechberger, Julian S. The Limitations of Anterior Knee Displacement during Different Barbell Squat Techniques: A Comprehensive Review |
title | The Limitations of Anterior Knee Displacement during Different Barbell Squat Techniques: A Comprehensive Review |
title_full | The Limitations of Anterior Knee Displacement during Different Barbell Squat Techniques: A Comprehensive Review |
title_fullStr | The Limitations of Anterior Knee Displacement during Different Barbell Squat Techniques: A Comprehensive Review |
title_full_unstemmed | The Limitations of Anterior Knee Displacement during Different Barbell Squat Techniques: A Comprehensive Review |
title_short | The Limitations of Anterior Knee Displacement during Different Barbell Squat Techniques: A Comprehensive Review |
title_sort | limitations of anterior knee displacement during different barbell squat techniques: a comprehensive review |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10143703/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37109294 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12082955 |
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