Not exact matches
Although Willardson et al. (2009) found that muscle
activity was greater in the
deadlift than in the back squat, these results may depend upon the exact region measured, as Hamlyn et al. (2007) reported greater muscle
activity in the back squat
than the
deadlift in the lower erectors but greater muscle
activity in the
deadlift than the back squat in the upper erectors (with the same relative loads), although Nuzzo et al. (2008) reported no differences (also using the same relative loads).
No other exercise has been found to involve greater quadriceps muscle
activity than the back squat but the barbell hip thrust involves greater gluteus maximus
activity and the
deadlift involves greater erector spinae muscle
activity.
The back squat appears to display lower abdominal muscle
activity than the overhead squat or plank exercises but similar abdominal muscle
activity to the front squat and
deadlift.
The leg press and the good morning are not good exercises for training the calves, displaying lower muscle
activity than the still - legged
deadlift, glute - ham raise and narrow stance squat.
Therefore, it appears that the standing barbell overhead press produces higher levels of rectus abdominis muscle
activity than the squat or
deadlift exercises.
Escamilla et al. (2002) found that there was no difference between sumo and conventional
deadlifts in respect of adductor EMG amplitude while Pereira et al. (2010) found that the back squat with outwardly - rotated feet led to superior adductor muscle
activity than the back squat with parallel feet.
Bezerra et al. (2013) found that the stiff - legged
deadlift displayed greater gastrocnemius muscle
activity than the conventional
deadlift style.
Finally, comparing the Romanian
deadlift with various other exercises, McAllister et al. (2014) reported that erector spinae muscle
activity was lower in the Romanian
deadlift than in the glute - ham raise but similar in the Romanian
deadlift and good morning exercises.
Comparing the effects of
deadlift technique, Escamilla et al. (2002) found that the conventional
deadlift style displayed greater gastrocnemius muscle
activity than the sumo
deadlift style.
Comparing the stiff - legged
deadlift with the leg curl and back squat, Wright et al. (1999) found that there was little difference between the stiff - legged
deadlift and the leg curl but both the stiff - legged
deadlift and leg curl produced greater hamstrings muscle
activity than the back squat.
Comparing the Romanian
deadlift with various other exercises, McAllister et al. (2014) reported that gastrocnemius muscle
activity was higher in the Romanian
deadlift than in the prone leg curl but similar in the Romanian
deadlift and both glute - ham and good morning exercises.