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The Back Squat Assessment (BSA) delineates 30 potentially observable functional deficits.
The BSA can help identify specific movement deficits in clients.
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The primary commentary introduced the Back Squat Assessment (BSA): a criterion based assessment of the back squat that delineates 30 potentially observable functional deficits.
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The Back Squat
Adam M. Kushner et al. · Strength and conditioning journal · 2015
DOI 10.1519/ssc.0000000000000130
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