The back squat is a commonly utilized resistance training exercise for the promotion of both performance and musculoskeletal health. There are a range of manipulations that can be made to the setup of this resistance exercise, with once such adaptation being the stance width when performing the exercise. This intervention aims to explore the effects of increasing the stance with on performance indices in elite rugby league players.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
26
Normal self-selected stance width when performing squat exercises.
Increased stance with (by 20% over their own self-selected stance width) when performing squat exercises.
University of Central Lancashire
Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom
505 agility test
Test of 180 degree turning ability, measured using timing gates.
Time frame: Baseline
505 agility test
Test of 180 degree turning ability, measured using timing gates.
Time frame: 8-weeks
Body mass
Body mass using a weighing scale.
Time frame: Baseline
Body mass
Body mass using a weighing scale.
Time frame: 8-weeks
Sum of skinfold thickness
Skinfold thicknesses measured using callipers at eight sites according to the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK) restricted profile (triceps, subscapular, biceps, iliac crest, supraspinal, abdominal, mid-thigh, and medial calf)
Time frame: Baseline
Sum of skinfold thickness
Skinfold thicknesses measured using callipers at eight sites according to the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK) restricted profile (triceps, subscapular, biceps, iliac crest, supraspinal, abdominal, mid-thigh, and medial calf)
Time frame: 8-weeks
Three repetition maximum squat strength
The maximum squat weight that can be lifted for a total of three repetitions
Time frame: Baseline
Three repetition maximum squat strength
The maximum squat weight that can be lifted for a total of three repetitions
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Time frame: 8-weeks
Counter movement jump height
The maximum height that can be jumped vertically, measured using a jump mat.
Time frame: Baseline
Counter movement jump height
The maximum height that can be jumped vertically, measured using a jump mat.
Time frame: 8-weeks