A comparison of kinetic and kinematic variables during the midthigh pull and countermovement shrug, across loads

Meechan, D, Suchomel, TJ, McMahon, JJ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9952-7846 and Comfort, P ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1131-8626 2020, 'A comparison of kinetic and kinematic variables during the midthigh pull and countermovement shrug, across loads' , Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 34 (7) , pp. 1830-1841.

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Abstract

This study compared kinetic and kinematic variables during the midthigh pull (MTP) and countermovement shrug (CMS). Eighteen men (age: 29.43 ± 3.95 years, height: 1.77 ± 0.08 m, body mass: 84.65 ± 18.79 kg, and 1 repetition maximum [1RM] power clean: 1.02 ± 0.18 kg·kg) performed the MTP and CMS at intensities of 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, and 140% 1RM, in a progressive manner. Peak force (PF), mean force (MF), peak velocity, peak barbell velocity (BV), peak power, (PP), mean power (MP), and net impulse were calculated from force-time data during the propulsion phase. During the CMS, PF and MF were maximized at 140% 1RM and was significantly greater than the MTP at all loads (p ≤ 0.001, Hedges g = 0.66-0.90); p < 0.001, g = 0.74-0.99, respectively). Peak velocity and BV were significantly and meaningfully greater during the CMS compared with the MTP across all loads (p < 0.001, g = 1.83-2.85; p < 0.001, g = 1.73-2.30, respectively). Similarly, there was a significantly and meaningfully greater PP and MP during the CMS, across all loads, compared with the MTP (p < 0.001, g = 1.45-2.22; p < 0.001, g = 1.52-1.92). Impulse during the CMS was also significantly greater across all loads (p < 0.001, g = 1.20-1.66) compared with the MTP. Results of this study demonstrate that the CMS may be a more advantageous exercise to perform to enhance force-time characteristics when compared with the MTP, due to the greater kinetics and kinematic values observed.

Item Type:	Article
Schools:	Schools > School of Health and Society
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
Publisher:	Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
ISSN:	1064-8011
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Date Deposited:	17 Jul 2020 09:34
Last Modified:	28 Aug 2021 12:14
URI:	http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/57051

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