Squats | List of Frontiers open access articles

Systematic Review

Published on 19 Nov 2024

Impact of the deep squat on articular knee joint structures, friend or enemy? A scoping review

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Andrés Rojas-Jaramillo
Daniel A. Cuervo-Arango
Juan D. Quintero
Juan D. Ascuntar-Viteri
Natalia Acosta-Arroyave
Juan Ribas-Serna
Juan José González-Badillo
David Rodríguez-Rosell

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2024.1477796

34,545 views
8 citations

Original Research

Published on 21 Jun 2022

Differences in Force-Velocity Profiles During Countermovement Jump and Flywheel Squats and Associations With a Different Change of Direction Tests in Elite Karatekas

in Exercise Physiology

Darjan Smajla
Darjan Spudić
Žiga Kozinc
Nejc Šarabon

Frontiers in Physiology

doi 10.3389/fphys.2022.828394

5,116 views
12 citations

Original Research

Accepted on 16 Feb 2026

Effect of Velocity Loss Squat Induced Post-activation Performance Enhancement on Lower Limb Explosive Power in Sprinters

in Exercise Physiology

Jiawei Sun
Lin Deng
Shiyi Xu
Jianing Gu
Jiayi Li
Ruofei Wang
Xinyu Lu
Nan Lou
Jianghua Zou
Zhanming Xu

Frontiers in Physiology

Original Research

Published on 11 Nov 2020

The Effects of Barbell Placement on Kinematics and Muscle Activation Around the Sticking Region in Squats

in Biomechanics and Control of Human Movement

Roland van den Tillaar
Tom Roar Knutli
Stian Larsen

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2020.604177

21,906 views
21 citations

Original Research

Published on 11 Oct 2023

Effects of 4 weeks of whole-body vibration training on energy expenditure during deep squats of male well-trained students

in Exercise Physiology

Xiaohan Huang
Zhengyang Ye
Xuelin Qin

Frontiers in Physiology

doi 10.3389/fphys.2023.1232045

3,244 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 06 Sep 2024

Post-activation performance enhancement of flywheel and traditional squats on vertical jump under individualized recovery time

in Exercise Physiology

Shaocheng Sun
Ying Yu
Yu Niu
Meiling Ren
Jiaoqin Wang
Ming Zhang

Frontiers in Physiology

doi 10.3389/fphys.2024.1443899

5,405 views
12 citations

Original Research

Accepted on 16 Feb 2026

Acute effects of strength training interventions on subjective, neuromuscular, and biochemical fatigue parameters in elite youth soccer players

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Björn Kadlubowski
Michael Keiner
Klaus Wirth
Robert Csapo

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

Original Research

Published on 16 Oct 2019

Self-Myofascial Release Effect With Foam Rolling on Recovery After High-Intensity Interval Training

in Exercise Physiology

Guillaume Laffaye
Debora Torrinha Da Silva
Arnaud Delafontaine

Frontiers in Physiology

doi 10.3389/fphys.2019.01287

37,353 views
33 citations

Original Research

Published on 18 Jun 2025

Heavy load chain squats: a promising method for enhancing lower extremity explosive strength via post-activation performance enhancement

in Exercise Physiology

Dianxue Wu
Shuo Feng
Aiguo Zhou
Yongmin Xie

Frontiers in Physiology

doi 10.3389/fphys.2025.1596200

4,344 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 Feb 2026

Development of a training-oriented wearable knee joint exoskeleton for forming a scientific force application pattern in squat tasks

in Biomechanics

Shuai Chang
Feng Feng
Zihao Li
Yang Yu

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

doi 10.3389/fbioe.2026.1719023

375 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Sep 2021

Squats in Surveys: Investigating the Feasibility of, Compliance With, and Respondents' Performance on Fitness Tasks in Self-Administered Smartphone Surveys Using Acceleration Data

in Digital Public Health

Anne Elevelt
Jan Karem Höhne
Annelies G. Blom

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2021.627509

3,185 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 06 Feb 2026

Anthropometry and diagnostic aware deep learning for exercise assessment

in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Devices

Karla Miriam Reyes Leiva
Pavla Nikelova
Martin Cerny

Frontiers in Medical Technology

doi 10.3389/fmedt.2025.1725661

423 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Jan 2025

The effects of eccentric phase tempo in squats on hypertrophy, strength, and contractile properties of the quadriceps femoris muscle

in Exercise Physiology

Filip Kojic
Danimir Mandic
Sasa Duric

Frontiers in Physiology

doi 10.3389/fphys.2024.1531926

16,671 views
8 citations

Original Research

Published on 06 Jul 2023

Dietary nitrate ingested with and without pomegranate supplementation does not improve resistance exercise performance

in Sport and Exercise Nutrition

Rachel Tan
Katherine M. Price
Lauren E. Wideen
Isabella G. Lincoln
Sean T. Karl
Jacob P. Seals
Keonabelle K. Paniagua
Dylan W. Hagen
Isaac Tchaprazian
Stephen J. Bailey

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2023.1217192

9,336 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 01 Sep 2021

Effects of Stance Width and Barbell Placement on Kinematics, Kinetics, and Myoelectric Activity in Back Squats

in Biomechanics and Control of Human Movement

Stian Larsen
Eirik Kristiansen
Eric Helms
Roland van den Tillaar

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2021.719013

14,759 views
15 citations

Original Research

Published on 29 Nov 2022

Textile electromyography electrodes reveal differences in lower limb muscle activation during loaded squats when comparing fixed and free barbell movement paths

in Biomechanics and Control of Human Movement

Felicia Svensson
Ulrika Aasa
Andrew Strong

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2022.1021323

4,745 views
2 citations

Articles

Impact of the deep squat on articular knee joint structures, friend or enemy? A scoping review

Differences in Force-Velocity Profiles During Countermovement Jump and Flywheel Squats and Associations With a Different Change of Direction Tests in Elite Karatekas

Effect of Velocity Loss Squat Induced Post-activation Performance Enhancement on Lower Limb Explosive Power in Sprinters

The Effects of Barbell Placement on Kinematics and Muscle Activation Around the Sticking Region in Squats

Effects of 4 weeks of whole-body vibration training on energy expenditure during deep squats of male well-trained students

Post-activation performance enhancement of flywheel and traditional squats on vertical jump under individualized recovery time

Acute effects of strength training interventions on subjective, neuromuscular, and biochemical fatigue parameters in elite youth soccer players

Self-Myofascial Release Effect With Foam Rolling on Recovery After High-Intensity Interval Training

Heavy load chain squats: a promising method for enhancing lower extremity explosive strength via post-activation performance enhancement

Development of a training-oriented wearable knee joint exoskeleton for forming a scientific force application pattern in squat tasks

Squats in Surveys: Investigating the Feasibility of, Compliance With, and Respondents' Performance on Fitness Tasks in Self-Administered Smartphone Surveys Using Acceleration Data

Anthropometry and diagnostic aware deep learning for exercise assessment

The effects of eccentric phase tempo in squats on hypertrophy, strength, and contractile properties of the quadriceps femoris muscle

Dietary nitrate ingested with and without pomegranate supplementation does not improve resistance exercise performance

Effects of Stance Width and Barbell Placement on Kinematics, Kinetics, and Myoelectric Activity in Back Squats

Textile electromyography electrodes reveal differences in lower limb muscle activation during loaded squats when comparing fixed and free barbell movement paths