Which Muscle Fails First in a Maximal Squat? On Average the Hip Extensors Give Out, but in Some Lifters the Knee Is the Weak Link
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When a heavy squat stalls, most lifters blame their quads or their back. A small set of laboratory studies has looked at what actually gives out by comparing failed repetitions with successful ones. On average the answer points at the hips, but the average hides lifters whose knees were the limit.
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