EMG Activation of Quadriceps According to Three Different Wall Squatting Postures (n = 15) (units: %MVIC)
Variable | GWS | WSS1/4 | WSS1/2 | F | p | Post-hoc |
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VMO | 65.24 ± 19.26α | 77.14 ± 21.14 | 89.26 ± 25.00 | 4.721 | .014 |
WSS1/2 > GWS |
VL | 67.53 ± 22.06α | 76.37 ± 23.27 | 83.39 ± 25.46 | 1.751 | .186 | - |
RF | 47.37 ± 21.46α | 68.33 ± 26.85 | 81.84 ± 34.77 | 5.987 | .005 |
WSS1/2 > GWS, WSS1/4 |
α Mean ± SD, VMO: Vastus medialis obliques, VL: Vastus lateralis, RF: Rectus femoris, GWS: General wall squat, WSS1/4: Wall squat short 1/4, WSS1/2: Wall squat short 1/2, *p < .05