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Table 3 significances (p < 0.05) between muscle forces of different split squats with different step lengths (55%, 70% and 85% of participant’s leg length) and tibial angles (60°, 75° and 90° tibial angle relative to ground)

From: Towards evidence based strength training: a comparison of muscle forces during deadlifts, goodmornings and split squats

Front Limb: Step Length

Rear Limb: Step Length

 

70%

85%

  

70%

85%

  

vm

vm

quad

55%

rf, vl, vm

rf, vl, vm

quad

55%

bl, sm

bl, sm, st

ham

bl, bs

bl, bs

ham

Ip

ip

glut

-

-

glut

 

-

quad

70%

 

rf, vl, vm

quad

70%

 

sm, st

ham

 

bs

ham

 

-

glut

 

-

glut

Front Limb: Tibia Angle

Rear Limb: Tibia Angle

75°

90°

  

75°

90°

  

vi, vm

vi, vl, vm

quad

60°

vl, vm

rf, vl, vm

quad

60°

bl, sm

bs, sm

ham

-

bl

ham

-

-

glut

-

-

glut

 

-

quad

75°

 

rf, vl, vm

quad

75°

 

-

ham

 

-

ham

 

-

glut

 

-

glut

  1. Quadriceps (quad), including m. vastus lateralis (vl), m vastus intermedius (vi), m. vastus medialis (vm) and M. rectus femoris (rf); Hamstrings (ham) including m. biceps femoris short head (bs), m. biceps femoris long head (bl), m. semimembranosus (sm) and m. semitendinosus (st); m. gluteus maximus muscles (glut), including three different parts, the lateral part (lp), the intermedial part (ip), and the medial part (mp) were examined. Interactions were observed between mp of the front limb and vi, sm, st, lp, ip and mp of the rear limb