Samantha G Brooks, Hannah D Peach, Reuben Howden, Jennifer Lowrie, Joseph S Marino
{"title":"Impact of Perfectionism on the Risk of the Female Athlete Triad in Collegiate Athletes.","authors":"Samantha G Brooks, Hannah D Peach, Reuben Howden, Jennifer Lowrie, Joseph S Marino","doi":"10.1519/JSC.0000000000005006","DOIUrl":"10.1519/JSC.0000000000005006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Brooks, SG, Peach, HD, Howden, R, Lowrie, J, and Marino, JS. Impact of perfectionism on the risk of the female athlete triad in collegiate athletes. J Strength Cond Res 39(3): e444-e450, 2025-The female athlete triad is a metabolic syndrome affecting physically active female athletes, especially in high-level athletics. Little is known about the relationship between psychological factors and triad risk. This study aimed to investigate the risk of triad development and the relationship with perfectionistic tendencies in female collegiate athletes. Division I female college athletes ( N = 25) (mean age 20.2 ± 1.2) completed the Sport Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale 2, Low Energy Availability in Females Questionnaire, Female Athlete Screening Tool, and medical history surveys. Subjects then received a whole-body dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry scan for body composition and bone density measurements; 60% of subjects were at a moderate risk of developing the triad and 8% were at a high risk. This indicates that there is a high prevalence of triad risk in this population, pointing to the need for better screenings. Subjects with greater perfectionistic tendencies had a greater risk for triad development ( r = 0.58), especially when those tendencies manifest in maladaptive dimensions (concerns over mistakes r = 0.75, doubts about actions r = 0.64) ( p ≤ 0.05). No significant correlations were established between adaptive dimensions and triad risk, suggesting that athletes with high perfectionistic tendencies that manifest in positive ways may not experience increased risk of the triad or disordered eating. The findings provide a greater understanding of the psychological role perfectionism plays in the development of the triad and help identify behaviors that place athletes at a higher risk.</p>","PeriodicalId":17129,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research","volume":" ","pages":"e444-e450"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142729781","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Contribution of Perceptual-Cognitive Skills to Reactive Agility in Early and Middle Adolescent Soccer Players.","authors":"Henrieta Horníková, Radovan Hadža, Erika Zemková","doi":"10.1519/JSC.0000000000004997","DOIUrl":"10.1519/JSC.0000000000004997","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Horníková, H, Hadža, R, and Zemková, E. The contribution of perceptual-cognitive skills to reactive agility in early and middle adolescent soccer players. J Strength Cond Res 39(3): e478-e484, 2025-Agility performance increased from childhood to mid-adolescence, followed by a plateau until early adulthood. Because adolescence is crucial for the development of perceptual-cognitive skills, the question is whether and to what extent its contribution to reactive agility increases during developmental periods of adolescence in invasive sports athletes. This study investigated the association of reactive agility with the speed of decision making, sprint speed, and explosive strength in early and middle adolescent soccer players. They performed reactive and preplanned Y-shaped agility tests, choice reaction time test, modified half T-test, 30-m sprint (10 m split), and countermovement jump (CMJ). The reactive agility time in both age groups significantly correlated with 30-m sprint time ( r = 0.839, p < 0.001, and r = 0.745, p = 0.001, respectively), pre-planned Y-shaped agility time ( r = 0.828, p < 0.001, and r = 0.644, p = 0.007, respectively), 10-m sprint time ( r = 0.823, p < 0.001, and r = 0.775, p < 0.001, respectively), time in modified half T-test ( r = 0.723, p < 0.001, and r = 0.630, p = 0.009, respectively), and CMJ height ( r = -0.744, p < 0.001, and r = -0.615, p = 0.013, respectively), although with the index of reactivity in middle adolescent soccer players only ( r = 0.615, p = 0.011). Based on R2 , the explained proportion of variance was 53.6% for linear sprint speed and 30.1% for a change of direction speed in early adolescence, whereas it was 54.6% for acceleration speed and 31.8% for decision-making in middle adolescence. This indicates the significant contribution of speed factors to reactive agility in both adolescent groups, whereas perceptual-cognitive factors in middle adolescent soccer players only. It seems that even during the relatively short period of adolescence, the changes occur in the contribution of perceptual-cognitive skills to reactive agility in athletes practicing invasive sports.</p>","PeriodicalId":17129,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research","volume":" ","pages":"e478-e484"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142729813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pedro Jesús Cornejo-Daza, Juan Sánchez-Valdepeñas, Jose Páez-Maldonado, Luis Rodiles-Guerrero, Miguel Sánchez-Moreno, Gonzálo Gómez-Guerrero, Juan A León-Prados, Fernando Pareja-Blanco
{"title":"Acute Responses to Different Lifting Velocities During Squat Training With and Without Blood Flow Restriction.","authors":"Pedro Jesús Cornejo-Daza, Juan Sánchez-Valdepeñas, Jose Páez-Maldonado, Luis Rodiles-Guerrero, Miguel Sánchez-Moreno, Gonzálo Gómez-Guerrero, Juan A León-Prados, Fernando Pareja-Blanco","doi":"10.1519/JSC.0000000000005021","DOIUrl":"10.1519/JSC.0000000000005021","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Cornejo-Daza, PJ, Sánchez-Valdepeñas, J, Páez-Maldonado, J, Rodiles-Guerrero, L, Sánchez-Moreno, M, Gómez-Guerrero, G, León-Prados, JA, and Pareja-Blanco, F. Acute responses to different lifting velocities during squat training with and without blood flow restriction. J Strength Cond Res 39(3): 307-317, 2025-The aims of the research were to compare the acute mechanical, metabolic, neuromuscular, and muscle mechanical responses to different lifting velocities (maximal vs. half-maximal) under distinct blood flow conditions (free [FF] vs. restricted [BFR]) in full-squat (SQ). Twenty resistance-trained males performed 4 protocols that differed in the velocity at which loads were lifted (MaxV: maximal velocity vs. HalfV: half-maximal velocity) and in the blood flow condition (FF: free-flow vs. BFR: 50% of arterial occlusion pressure). The relative intensity (60% 1 repetition maximum), volume (3 sets of 8 repetitions), and resting time (2 minutes) were matched between protocols. Mean propulsive force (MPF), mean propulsive velocity (MPV), mean propulsive power (MPP), and electromyography (EMG) values were recorded for each repetition. Tensiomyography (TMG), blood lactate, countermovement jump (CMJ), maximal voluntary isometric contraction in 90° SQ, and performance with the load that elicited a 1-m·s -1 velocity at baseline measurements (V1-load) in SQ were assessed at pre-exercise and postexercise. The MaxV protocols showed significantly greater MPF, MPV, MPP, and EMG amplitude during the exercise than the HalfV protocols (velocity effect, p < 0.05). The FF protocols achieved higher MPF and MPP during exercise than BFR (BFR effect, p < 0.05). The BFR protocols induced greater blood lactate after exercise (BFR × time interaction, p = 0.02), along with higher postexercise impairments in mechanical performance (BFR × time interaction, p < 0.05). The MaxV protocols elicited superior performance and greater muscle activation during exercise. The BFR protocols resulted in lower force and power production during exercise and exhibited higher performance impairments and increased metabolic stress postexercise.</p>","PeriodicalId":17129,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research","volume":" ","pages":"307-317"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142877123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrew R Jagim, Craig A Horswill, Ward C Dobbs, Eric E Twohey, Grant M Tinsley, Jennifer B Fields, Margaret T Jones
{"title":"Minimum Wrestling Weight for High School Girls Wrestling: Time to Revisit Minimal Body Fat Percent.","authors":"Andrew R Jagim, Craig A Horswill, Ward C Dobbs, Eric E Twohey, Grant M Tinsley, Jennifer B Fields, Margaret T Jones","doi":"10.1519/JSC.0000000000005012","DOIUrl":"10.1519/JSC.0000000000005012","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Jagim, AR, Horswill, CA, Dobbs, WC, Twohey, EE, Tinsley, GM, Fields, JB, and Jones, MT. Minimum wrestling weight for high school girls wrestling: Time to revisit minimal body fat percent. J Strength Cond Res 39(3): 332-339, 2025-The purpose of this study was to determine whether an alternative body fat percentage (BF%) could be established as a safer margin for minimal wrestling weight (MWW) determination by evaluating the distribution of BF% and MWW values naturally occurring for high school girls wrestling. Data from the 2022-2023 high school season were retrospectively analyzed. In total, 33,321 female wrestlers completed skinfold (SKF) assessments or bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) in accordance with sport governing body mandates for weight certification. Frequency statistics and descriptive analysis were performed to compute normative MWW and BF% profiles. Body fat percentage thresholds of 12% (12MWW) and the BF% value defining the lowest fifth percentile were used to determine the resulting MWW and minimum weight class for each method. The median ± interquartile range for BF% was 28.3 ± 9.2%. There was a difference ( p < 0.001) in BF% values between BIA (28.4 ± 6.8%) and SKF (29.4 ± 7.6%), but a trivial effect size (ES = 0.14). The fifth percentile for BF% was 19%, which was used for alternative MWW determination (19MWW). 12MWW and 19MWW were 11.2 ± 6.4 kg ( p < 0.001; ES = 1.8) and 8.6 ± 7.7 kg ( p < 0.001; ES = 1.1) lower than the body mass of the wrestlers at the time of weight certification. Nearly all BF% values were above the 12% threshold currently used to determine MWW. Current body weights were more than 9.1 kg above MWW values for both 12MWW and 19MWW. Increasing the minimum BF% threshold from 12 to 19% would affect a small percentage of wrestlers and improve the margin of safety for those intent on achieving a lower weight class.</p>","PeriodicalId":17129,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research","volume":" ","pages":"332-339"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142950501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Francesco Favro, Enrico Roma, Stefano Gobbo, Valentina Bullo, Andrea Di Blasio, Lucia Cugusi, Marco Bergamin
{"title":"The Influence of Resistance Training on Joint Flexibility in Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Meta-regression.","authors":"Francesco Favro, Enrico Roma, Stefano Gobbo, Valentina Bullo, Andrea Di Blasio, Lucia Cugusi, Marco Bergamin","doi":"10.1519/JSC.0000000000005000","DOIUrl":"10.1519/JSC.0000000000005000","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Favro, F, Roma, E, Gobbo, S, Bullo, V, Di Blasio, A, Cugusi, L, and Bergamin, M. The influence of resistance training on joint flexibility in healthy adults: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression. J Strength Cond Res 39(3): 386-397, 2025-Joint flexibility is a key component of physical fitness. Despite the large body of evidence regarding the effectiveness of muscle stretching exercises, little is known about the effect of resistance training on flexibility. A systematic search was conducted on 9 academic search instruments; inclusion criteria were as follows: healthy adult participants (age ≥18 years); resistance training intervention (duration ≥4 weeks); at least one flexibility outcome. Risk of bias was assessed using the RoB-2 and ROBINS-I tools. A 3-level meta-analysis was conducted, with multiple outcomes nested within each study. A moderator analysis was conducted by fitting a meta-regression model. Significance level was set at p < 0.05. We included 36 studies (1,469 participants). None of the included papers resulted at a low risk of bias. The pooled effect size for resistance training on flexibility was g = 0.6325, with 95% CI: 0.4762 to 0.7888 ( p < 0.0001). There was a substantial amount of heterogeneity between studies. Exercise intensity was a significant moderator ( p < 0.0225, high vs low), based on 129 and unique effect sizes, and sex ( p = 0.0429). Activity level and age were nonsignificant moderators. Resistance training could be implemented as a strategy to improve joint flexibility, with high-intensity protocols resulting in a magnified effect. However, the high overall risk of bias and substantial heterogeneity limit our ability to draw definitive conclusions.</p>","PeriodicalId":17129,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research","volume":" ","pages":"386-397"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11841725/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142950500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cameron R Kissick, Baylee S Techmanski, Paul Comfort, Timothy J Suchomel
{"title":"The Reliability, Bias, Differences, and Agreement Between Velocity Measurement Devices During the Hang Clean Pull.","authors":"Cameron R Kissick, Baylee S Techmanski, Paul Comfort, Timothy J Suchomel","doi":"10.1519/JSC.0000000000005004","DOIUrl":"10.1519/JSC.0000000000005004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Kissick, CR, Techmanski, BS, Comfort, P, and Suchomel, TJ. The reliability, bias, differences, and agreement between velocity measurement devices during the hang clean pull. J Strength Cond Res 39(3): 289-294, 2025-This study examined the reliability, bias, differences, and agreement between the GymAware PowerTool (GA) and Tendo Power Analyzer (TENDO) during the hang clean pull (HCP). Fourteen resistance-trained men performed HCP repetitions with 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, and 140% of their 1 repetition maximum hang power clean (1RM HPC) with GA and TENDO devices attached to the barbell. Least-products regression was used to examine instances of proportional and fixed bias for mean barbell velocity (MBV) and peak barbell velocity (PBV) between devices. In addition, Hedge's g effect sizes were calculated to determine the magnitude of the differences between devices. Excellent reliability was displayed by the GA for all measurements. While excellent reliability for the TENDO was displayed for MBV across all loads, only moderate-good reliability was present for PBV at loads >80% 1RM. The TENDO displayed proportional bias for both MBV and PBV as well as fixed bias for PBV at 140% 1RM compared with the GA. Despite the small effect sizes that existed between devices for both MBV ( g = 0.35-0.57) and PBV ( g = 0.23-0.54), none of these differences were practically meaningful. The GA and TENDO are reliable devices that can measure MBV and PBV accurately during the HCP; however, practitioners should note that the TENDO may overestimate MBV and PBV to a small extent (3.7-6.8% and 1.8-2.9%).</p>","PeriodicalId":17129,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research","volume":" ","pages":"289-294"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142568981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mary C Geneau, David L Carey, Paul B Gastin, Sam Robertson, Lachlan P James
{"title":"Replicability of Strength Domains in Australian Rules Football Athletes.","authors":"Mary C Geneau, David L Carey, Paul B Gastin, Sam Robertson, Lachlan P James","doi":"10.1519/JSC.0000000000005020","DOIUrl":"10.1519/JSC.0000000000005020","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Geneau, MC, Carey, DL, Gastin, PB, Robertson, S, and James, LP. Replicability of strength domains in Australian rules football athletes. J Strength Cond Res 39(3): e451-e457, 2025-Maximal lower body strength is a multidimensional construct defined as the maximum force application under specific task constraints. It is crucial for many athletic tasks and is frequently assessed in strength and conditioning environments. Recent technological advancements have increased the number of measurement options for lower body strength, making data interpretation and translation challenging. Principal component analyses (PCA) methods have been proposed to inform strength test and metric selection in field sport athletes, but these methods are limited to cross-sectional designs. This study aimed to investigated the replicability of a PCA method for metric reduction and selection at 2 time points. Thirty-three Australian rules football athletes completed 7 lower body extensor strength tests during preseason (T1) and end of season (T2), each resulting in 280 force-time metrics. At each time point, 9 PCA components were required to explain at least 70% of the variance in the data set, and 7 components demonstrated similar metric loadings onto the components. However, the variable selection procedure did not return the exact same set of variables at both time points. These results suggest that while the number and loading of strength domains are consistent in Australian rules football athletes, the variable selection procedure was not fully replicable. Overall, practitioners can use this information to select tests and metrics within the domains and subdomains identified in this study to capture a range of lower body strength information from their athletes.</p>","PeriodicalId":17129,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research","volume":" ","pages":"e451-e457"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142864713","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Evelien Van Roie, Jannique van Uffelen, Christophe Delecluse
{"title":"Stair-Climbing Versus Machine-Based Resistance Exercise to Improve Muscle Power Among Older Adults: A Noninferiority Trial.","authors":"Evelien Van Roie, Jannique van Uffelen, Christophe Delecluse","doi":"10.1519/JSC.0000000000005005","DOIUrl":"10.1519/JSC.0000000000005005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Van Roie, E, van Uffelen, J, and Delecluse, C. Stair-climbing versus machine-based resistance exercise to improve muscle power among older adults: a non-inferiority trial. J Strength Cond Res 39(3): e496-e505, 2025-Machine-based resistance training (RT) can reduce the age-related loss in muscle power ( Pmax ). However, weight-bearing exercises have greater potential for implementation. This study investigated whether stair-climbing exercise (STAIR) was non-inferior to improve Pmax compared with machine-based RT among older adults. Functional capacity tests were secondary outcomes. Older adults (30♂ and 16♀; 70.9 ± 4.3 years) were randomly assigned to RT or STAIR ( n = 23 per group). Supervised laboratory-based training sessions were performed 2 times per week for 12 weeks. In week 1-4, exercises were performed at controlled speed (hypertrophy-oriented; 4 × 12-15 repetitions; 55% of 1 repetition maximum (1RM) in RT; step-up exercise with height of 30-40 cm in STAIR), in week 5-12 as fast as possible (power-oriented, 4 × 12 repetitions; 40% of 1RM for RT and 4 × 2 flights of 6 steps for STAIR). Leg-extensor Pmax and functional capacity were measured pre-intervention and post-intervention, and Pmax also after 4 weeks of training. Gains in Pmax were not statistically different in RT (19.5 ± 12.2%) and STAIR (13.7 ± 16.5%) ( d = 0.39, pint = 0.086), whereas non-inferiority analyses were inconclusive (between-group difference in gains: 5.8% (95% CI -3.1 to 14.6); non-inferiority limit 3.9%). STAIR increased more in stair ascent performance ( d = 0.45-0.61, pint < 0.05) than RT. STAIR and RT improved similarly on 10-m fast walk, 5-repetition sit-to-stand, and countermovement jump ( pint > 0.05). To conclude, STAIR and RT both induced significant changes in Pmax and functional capacity in older adults. STAIR was beneficial over RT for gains in stair-climbing performance. Future research should investigate the effects of STAIR in a home-based unsupervised setting.</p>","PeriodicalId":17129,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research","volume":" ","pages":"e496-e505"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142729842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andreas H Gundersen, Roland van den Tillaar, Hallvard N Falch, Andrea B Fredriksen, Stian Larsen
{"title":"A Biomechanical Comparison Between Conventional, Sumo, and Hex-Bar Deadlifts Among Resistance Trained Women.","authors":"Andreas H Gundersen, Roland van den Tillaar, Hallvard N Falch, Andrea B Fredriksen, Stian Larsen","doi":"10.1519/JSC.0000000000005011","DOIUrl":"10.1519/JSC.0000000000005011","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Gundersen, AH, van den Tillaar, R, Falch, HN, Fredriksen, AB, and Larsen, S. A biomechanical comparison between conventional, sumo, and hex-bar deadlifts among resistance trained women. J Strength Cond Res 39(3): 281-288, 2025-The deadlift is a multijoint exercise frequently used to strengthen the lower extremities and spinal erectors. Despite variations, such as the conventional, sumo, and hex-bar deadlifts, little is known about how these techniques affect the concentric phase of maximal deadlifts among strength trained women. Therefore, this study used statistical parametric mapping to compare kinematics, net joint moments (NJMs), and surface electromyography amplitude between these deadlift variations during the last repetition of a 3 repetition maximum (3RM) in strength trained women. Eleven women (body mass: 67.64 ± 7.27 kg, height: 161.91 ± 3.05 cm, age: 23.18 ± 3.46 years) performed 3RM deadlifts in conventional, sumo, and hex-bar deadlifts, lifting 103.18 ± 18.47, 101.54 ± 15.01, and 99.70 ± 15.94 kg, respectively. The main findings showed that deadlifting with conventional and sumo techniques resulted in larger hip NJMs near the lockout. Conversely, deadlifting with the hex-bar technique resulted in greater barbell velocity, knee NJMs, and increased hip and knee flexion angles. Therefore, when training maximal 3RM deadlifts, we suggest that hex-bar deadlifts may be beneficial for targeting knee extensors and enhancing barbell velocity among strength trained women. Conversely, sumo and conventional deadlifts may be more effective for targeting the hip extensors near the lockout during the last repetition of 3RM deadlifts.</p>","PeriodicalId":17129,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research","volume":" ","pages":"281-288"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142869422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Steven M Hirsch, Christopher J Chapman, Harjiv Singh, Daniel G Baker, David M Frost
{"title":"A Critical Appraisal of Using Barbell Velocity Data to Regulate Training.","authors":"Steven M Hirsch, Christopher J Chapman, Harjiv Singh, Daniel G Baker, David M Frost","doi":"10.1519/JSC.0000000000005050","DOIUrl":"10.1519/JSC.0000000000005050","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Hirsch, SM, Chapman, CJ, Singh, H, Baker, DG, and Frost, DM. A critical appraisal of using barbell velocity data to regulate training. J Strength Cond Res 39(3): 360-372, 2025-Practitioners must balance numerous training variables to ensure they do not impose too much nor too little training stress on their athlete. As an athlete's capacity can fluctuate based on their preparedness for training, the intended vs. actual training intensity in a fixed training program may not coincide. Similarly, the training set volume that an athlete should be exposed to may fluctuate depending on their current state. A discrepancy between intended vs. actual training intensity and volume could negatively impact subsequent training adaptations. Thus, researchers and practitioners have advocated for \"autoregulation,\" whereby the volume and intensity of training are automatically adjusted based on the athlete's preparedness. One proposed method of autoregulating resistance training is by using barbell velocity data. However, it is unclear whether, and under which contexts, these data are appropriate for regulating resistance training. Therefore, the purpose of this literature review was to critically examine the current research on using barbell velocity data to regulate resistance training intensity and volume. After examining the relevant literature, it is the authors' belief that the current data do not support using velocity data to precisely regulate resistance training intensity. However, it is the authors' belief that the current literature does suggest that researchers and practitioners can leverage these data to regulate other aspects of resistance training, such as athlete motivation, autonomy, and focus of attention, which could also impact the resulting adaptations from training. Overall, more research is required to better understand how researchers and practitioners should use velocity data to guide training.</p>","PeriodicalId":17129,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research","volume":"39 3","pages":"360-372"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143458332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}