Effects of head position on back squat power performance

The effect of head positioning is often not accounted for when optimising performance in the back squat exercise. primary aim study was to identify most advantageous position peak power (PP), velocity (PV) and force (PF) A secondary favourable position. Twenty male rugby union players performed 1x3 repetitions at 75% one repetition maximum (1RM) determine their preferred pre-intervention position, followed by 1RM a flexed (FP), extended (EP) neutral (NP) neck counterbalanced randomised order. PP, PV, PF comfort level (CL) were measured during each repetition. FP resulted significantly higher PP (3147.50 ± 464.70 W; p<0.05) compared EP (2730 427.83 W) NP (2912.95 441.16 W). However, greater CL than (3.65 0.59; p<0.05). Therefore, performing 1RM, can be adopted optimise if there no pain detriment movement kinematics.