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Barbell back squat

Compared in the reviewR1 · 22 full-text papers, 20 abstract-only

At least one paper behind this review states what this option was measured against. That is not a ranking, and this option carries no evidence profile of its own.

Requirements it fills

No extraction row pairs this option with a requirement, so it is not filed under a slot. Its rows name several practices at once without saying which fills what.

How it is performed

No extraction row describes how this option is performed. It is catalogued from the review's paper counts alone, and nothing here is written from general knowledge.

Dose

Measured in sets × reps — 6 of 6 library steps using ex.strength.barbell-back-squat are prescribed in this unit.

Dose and time, as the papers state it

No row states a dose or a time for this option.

Equipment

barbell · intermediate — from the exercise catalogue, which is where equipment is authored.

Level and prerequisites

No row states a level or a prerequisite for this option.

Progression and regression
  • Free barbell squat is more challenging and activates prime movers more than supported squats.

    D. Clark, M. Lambert, A. Hunter (2012) · Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research · 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31822d533d
    Muscle activation in the loaded free barbell squat: a brief review.
Who should not do this

The papers behind this option report nothing on contraindications, which is not the same as saying there are none.

Setting, as the studies used it

No row describes the setting.

What the papers compared it with

A paper measuring one option against another does not make the two interchangeable, and it does not say which to choose. These are listed as what the papers did, and nothing here proposes a substitution.

Barbell back squat