Electromyographic activity during one-legged squatting under different foot positions

The specific aim of this study was to quantify muscle activity while performing squat with technique variations. Eight healthy volunteers performed squats under 5 types of foot positions: neutral position, under a 10o descending wedge, under a 10o ascending wedge, under a 10o medial wedge and under a 10o lateral wedge. It was evaluated electromyographic data of vastus medialis oblique, vastus lateralis, rectus femoris, biceps femoris, lateral gastrocnemius and tibialis anterior muscles, using One-Way ANOVA. The EMG integrated values was not significantly different across the 5 foot positions. The results of this study suggest that different foot positions during one-legged squat do not cause changes in muscle recruitment.