The motto of the Olympic Games is Citius, Altius, Fortius which is Latin for 'Faster, Higher,
Stronger'. It is a clarion call to all competitors, including the youngest, to engage in training …

Pain and injuries are considered a common problem among elite athletes and recreational
lifters performing the squat, bench press and deadlift. Since all three lifts engage multiple …

Athletes participating in elite sports are exposed to high training loads and increasingly
saturated competition calendars. Emerging evidence indicates that poor load management …

Background The acute effects of resistance training (RT) set structure alteration are well
established; however, less is known about their effects on chronic training adaptations …

Due to a scarcity of longitudinal trials directly measuring changes in muscle girth, previous
recommendations for inter-set rest intervals in resistance training programs designed to …

Abstract Glassbrook, DJ, Helms, ER, Brown, SR, and Storey, AG. A review of the
biomechanical differences between the high-bar and low-bar back-squat. J Strength Cond …

Abstract Glassbrook, DJ, Brown, SR, Helms, ER, Duncan, S, and Storey, AG. The high-bar
and low-bar back-squats: a biomechanical analysis. J Strength Cond Res 33 (7S): S1–S18 …

Background Fitness facilities provide an avenue to engage in physical activity, which is
widely encouraged to improve health. However, there is risk of injury. This study aimed to …

Abstract Fuglsang, EI, Telling, AS, and Sørensen, H. Effect of ankle mobility and segment
ratios on trunk lean in the barbell back squat. J Strength Cond Res 31 (11): 3024–3033 …

During the ascent phase of a maximal barbell back squat after an initial acceleration, a
deceleration region occurs as the result of different biomechanical factors. This is known as …