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The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effect of involvement in power lifting, Olympic lifting, and sprint-ing on strength and power characteristics in the squat move-ment. A standard one repetition maximum squat test, jump squat tests, and vertical jumps with various loads were per-formed. The power lifters (PL, n 5 8), Olympic lifters (OL, n 5 6), and sprinters (S, n 5 6) were significantly stronger than the controls (C, n 5 8) (p # 0.05). In addition, the OL group was significantly stronger than the S group. The OL group produced significantly higher peak forces, power out-puts, velocities, and jump heights in comparison to the PL and C groups for jump trials at various loads. The S group produced higher peak velocities and jump heights in com-parison to the PL and C groups for jump trials at various loads. The PL group was significantly higher in peak force and peak power for jump trials at various loads in compar-ison to the C group. The data indicates that strength and power characteristics are specific to each group and are most likely influenced by the various training protocols utilized.
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