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Table 1 Neuromuscular training program details

From: Effects of a neuromuscular training program using external focus attention cues in male athletes with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a randomized clinical trial

Exercise

Wk 1

Wk 2

Wk 3

Wk 4

Wk 5

Wk 6

Wk 7

Wk 8

Double-leg squats

3 × 6

3 × 6

Walking lunges

3 × 6

3 × 6

Single-leg squats

3 × 6

3 × 6

4 × 8

4 × 8

4 × 12

Double-leg drop jumps

3 × 6

4 × 10

4 × 12

Single-leg stance, unstable surface

3 x 30s

3 x 30s

4 x 30s

4 x 30s

3 x 30s

3 x 30s

Single-leg countermovement jumps

3 × 6

3 × 8

4 × 8

4 × 10

3 × 8

3 × 6

Horizontal bounds

4 × 8

5 × 10

3 × 8

Single-leg standing long jumps

4 × 8

5 × 8

3 × 8

  1. aSets and repetitions or time for each exercise across the 8-week period
  2. bWk = week
  3. cAthletes given 30–60 s of rest between sets