What does this research mean for the field?

Conscious heel pushing technique during squats increases hip and knee joint moments while decreasing ankle moments. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To clarify how heel pushing affects hip and knee joint kinetics during squats.

March 2, 2026Open Access

The Effect of Heel Pushing Technique on Joint Moment and Power in Squat

Key Points

To clarify how heel pushing affects hip and knee joint kinetics during squats.
Examined the influence of heel versus front foot pushing techniques on joint dynamics in squat exercises.
Measured the moments and power generated at the hip and knee joints during different pushing techniques.
Utilized kinetic analysis to observe changes in lower limb mechanics.
Heel pushing resulted in a significant increase in hip and knee joint moment compared to front foot pushing.
Ankle moment decreased when pushing with the heel, confirming restricted ankle motion had a direct impact on joint dynamics.
Power output at the hips and knees improved when using the heel pushing technique.

Abstract

Introduction In the squat exercise, consciousness in pushing with the heel was expected to activate the hip and knee extensors effectively. Restricting the ankle motion by pushing with the heel decreased the ankle moment, which would increase the hip and knee joint moment. The purpose of this study was to clarify the effect of consciousness in the heel and front of foot pushing technique on lower limb joint kinetics in squat.

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Hata et al. (Thu,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a52920f1e85e5c73bf079d https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.14789/ejmj.jmj26-0053-s

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