The Limitations of Anterior Knee Displacement during Different Barbell Squat Techniques: A Comprehensive Review
Based on seminal research from the 1970s and 1980s, the myth that the knees should only move as far anterior during the barbell squat until they vertically align with the tips of the feet in the sagittal plane still exists today. However, the role of both the hip joint and the lumbar spine, which ar...
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| description | Based on seminal research from the 1970s and 1980s, the myth that the knees should only move as far anterior during the barbell squat until they vertically align with the tips of the feet in the sagittal plane still exists today. However, the role of both the hip joint and the lumbar spine, which are exposed to high peak torques during this deliberate restriction in range of motion, has remained largely unnoticed in the traditional literature. More recent anthropometric and biomechanical studies have found disparate results regarding anterior knee displacement during barbell squatting. For a large number of athletes, it may be favorable or even necessary to allow a certain degree of anterior knee displacement in order to achieve optimal training outcomes and minimize the biomechanical stress imparted on the lumbar spine and hip. Overall, restricting this natural movement is likely not an effective strategy for healthy trained individuals. With the exception of knee rehabilitation patients, the contemporary literature suggests it should not be practiced on a general basis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-097e24d49f78453ea00cc409756bed962023-11-17T19:50:52ZengMDPI AGJournal of Clinical Medicine2077-03832023-04-01128295510.3390/jcm12082955The Limitations of Anterior Knee Displacement during Different Barbell Squat Techniques: A Comprehensive ReviewGabriel Illmeier0Julian S. Rechberger1Department of Strength & Conditioning, Nachwuchsleistungssportzentrum Steiermark, 8010 Graz, AustriaMayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USABased on seminal research from the 1970s and 1980s, the myth that the knees should only move as far anterior during the barbell squat until they vertically align with the tips of the feet in the sagittal plane still exists today. However, the role of both the hip joint and the lumbar spine, which are exposed to high peak torques during this deliberate restriction in range of motion, has remained largely unnoticed in the traditional literature. More recent anthropometric and biomechanical studies have found disparate results regarding anterior knee displacement during barbell squatting. For a large number of athletes, it may be favorable or even necessary to allow a certain degree of anterior knee displacement in order to achieve optimal training outcomes and minimize the biomechanical stress imparted on the lumbar spine and hip. Overall, restricting this natural movement is likely not an effective strategy for healthy trained individuals. With the exception of knee rehabilitation patients, the contemporary literature suggests it should not be practiced on a general basis.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/8/2955anterior knee translationback squatrestricted squatunrestricted squatknee rehabilitation |
| spellingShingle | Gabriel Illmeier Julian S. Rechberger The Limitations of Anterior Knee Displacement during Different Barbell Squat Techniques: A Comprehensive Review Journal of Clinical Medicine anterior knee translation back squat restricted squat unrestricted squat knee rehabilitation |
| title | The Limitations of Anterior Knee Displacement during Different Barbell Squat Techniques: A Comprehensive Review |
| title_full | The Limitations of Anterior Knee Displacement during Different Barbell Squat Techniques: A Comprehensive Review |
| title_fullStr | The Limitations of Anterior Knee Displacement during Different Barbell Squat Techniques: A Comprehensive Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Limitations of Anterior Knee Displacement during Different Barbell Squat Techniques: A Comprehensive Review |
| title_short | The Limitations of Anterior Knee Displacement during Different Barbell Squat Techniques: A Comprehensive Review |
| title_sort | limitations of anterior knee displacement during different barbell squat techniques a comprehensive review |
| topic | anterior knee translation back squat restricted squat unrestricted squat knee rehabilitation |
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