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purpose of this study was to determine the reliability of the 1- and
3RM tests for the modified unilateral squat. Thirty untrained (22
women, 8 men) and 22 trained (12 women, 10 men) subjects participated
in the study. The trained group had a minimum of 1 year lower-body
training experience but had not participated in unilateral training
prior to the study. After practicing proper technique with light loads,
the subjects used the barbell squat to complete a 1- and 3RM pretest
and posttest. In each group half of the subjects completed the 1RM
tests prior to the 3RM tests while half of the subjects completed
the 3RM tests first. A rest period of 48 hours was allowed between
each test. Twenty subjects, randomly selected from the two groups,
completed a third session of the 1RM test 3 days after the 1RM posttest.
Intraclass correlation coefficients were recorded. Differences between
pre- and posttest measures were determined by the paired-sample t-test.
The 1- and 3RM tests were found to be significantly reliable for trained
men, r = 0.98 and r = 0.97, untrained men, r = 0.99 and r = 0.97,
trained women r = 0.99 and r = 0.94, and untrained women, r = 0.97
and r = 0.87, respectively. Posttest scores for the 1- and 3RM tests
significantly improved above baseline levels in each group (p <
0.05). Strength scores did not significantly increase during the third
1RM test (p = 0.22). The data indicate that the modified unilateral
squat can be measured with high reliability using the 1- and 3RM tests.
The improved posttest scores indicate that a pretest session should
take place before recording baseline measurements.
KEY
WORDS: Single-leg strength, unilateral squat, resistance exercise
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