Relative Strength Does Not Influence the Sticking Region Among Recreational Trained Participants in Squat
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Design
2.2. Participants
2.3. Procedures
2.4. Measurements
2.5. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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All Participants n = 46 | Below-Median Group n = 23 | Above-Median Group n = 23 | |
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Age (years) | 22.9 ± 3.4 | 23.5 ± 4.4 | 22.3 ± 2.1 |
Body weight (kg) | 78.9 ± 8.5 | 82.5 ± 9.7 | 75.6 ± 5.7 |
Height (cm) | 180.4 ± 5.6 | 182.6 ± 5.4 | 178.2 ± 5.1 |
10 RM strength (kg) | 120.1 ± 23.0 | 108.7 ± 12.2 | 135.9 ± 7.5 |
Below-Median Group | Above-Median Group | % Difference | p-Value | Effect Size | ||
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g | r | |||||
Whole movement | ||||||
Relative strength | 1.37 ± 0.11 | 1.76 ± 0.15 | 28.47 | <0.01 * | 2.61 | |
Velocity (m/s) | 0.31 ± 0.06 | 0.30 ± 0.06 | −3.22 | 0.52 | 0.19 | |
Displacement (cm) | 35.32 ± 3.44 | 33.25 ± 3.36 | −5.86 | 0.052 | 0.60 | |
Time (s) | 1.18 ± 0.27 | 1.16 ± 0.29 | −1.69 | 0.70 | 0.08 | |
Pre-sticking region | ||||||
Velocity (m/s) | 0.10 ± 0.03 | 0.09 ± 0.03 | −10.00 | 0.53 | 0.19 | |
Acceleration (m/s2) | 0.90 ± 0.52 | 0.97 ± 0.49 | 7.78 | 0.52 | 0.14 | |
Displacement (cm) | 2.56 ± 1.86 | 1.81 ± 1.04 | −29.29 | 0.27 | 0.23 | |
Percentage displacement (%) | 7.22 ± 5.21 | 5.48 ± 3.21 | −24.10 | 0.44 | 0.16 | |
Time (s) | 0.24 ± 0.14 | 0.19 ± 0.09 | −20.83 | 0.27 | 0.23 | |
Percentage time (%) | 20.36 ± 10.33 | 16.27 ± 6.76 | −20.09 | 0.12 | 0.46 | |
Sticking region | ||||||
Velocity (m/s) | 0.18 ± 0.06 | 0.17 ± 0.06 | −5.55 | 0.33 | 0.28 | |
Acceleration (m/s2) | 0.30 ± 0.35 | 0.28 ± 0.32 | −6.67 | 0.94 | 0.02 | |
Displacement (cm) | 2.67 ± 1.54 | 2.47 ± 1.30 | −7.49 | 0.62 | 0.10 | |
Percentage displacement (%) | 7.51 ± 4.28 | 7.46 ± 4.14 | −0.67 | 0.97 | 0.01 | |
Time (s) | 0.15 ± 0.09 | 0.16 ± 0.09 | 6.67 | 0.61 | 0.11 | |
Percentage time (%) | 12.46 ± 5.96 | 13.36 ± 5.43 | 7.22 | 0.60 | 0.15 | |
Post-sticking region | ||||||
Velocity (m/s) | 0.52 ± 0.15 | 0.46 ± 0.10 | −11.54 | 0.15 | 0.43 | |
Acceleration (m/s2) | 0.94 ± 0.31 | 0.84 ± 0.35 | −10.64 | 0.30 | 0.31 | |
Displacement (cm) | 24.93 ± 4.83 | 23.57 ± 3.40 | −5.46 | 0.27 | 0.32 | |
Percentage displacement (%) | 70.26 ± 9.22 | 70.95 ± 8.17 | 0.98 | 0.79 | 0.08 | |
Time (s) | 0.52 ± 0.16 | 0.54 ± 0.18 | 3.85 | 0.61 | 0.15 | |
Percentage time (%) | 44.40 ± 11.68 | 46.77 ± 9.92 | 5.34 | 0.46 | 0.22 |
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Olsen, A.; Andersen, V.; Saeterbakken, A.H. Relative Strength Does Not Influence the Sticking Region Among Recreational Trained Participants in Squat. J. Funct. Morphol. Kinesiol. 2025, 10, 321. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk10030321
Olsen A, Andersen V, Saeterbakken AH. Relative Strength Does Not Influence the Sticking Region Among Recreational Trained Participants in Squat. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology. 2025; 10(3):321. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk10030321
Chicago/Turabian StyleOlsen, Alexander, Vidar Andersen, and Atle Hole Saeterbakken. 2025. "Relative Strength Does Not Influence the Sticking Region Among Recreational Trained Participants in Squat" Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology 10, no. 3: 321. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk10030321
APA StyleOlsen, A., Andersen, V., & Saeterbakken, A. H. (2025). Relative Strength Does Not Influence the Sticking Region Among Recreational Trained Participants in Squat. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 10(3), 321. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk10030321