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Back squat depth is associated with ankle dorsiflexion ROM when the knee is flexed (r = 0.69, p = 0.001).
Practitioners should consider ankle dorsiflexion ROM as a key factor in optimizing squat depth.
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Squat depth was associated only with ankle dorsiflexion ROM in the lunge test (r = 0.69, p = 0.001).
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Is there a relationship between back squat depth, ankle flexibility, and Achilles tendon stiffness?
João Gomes et al. · Sports Biomechanics · 2020
DOI 10.1080/14763141.2019.1690569
cross-sectional · n=20Cited 21×
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