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Effects of different full squat training volumes matched for fatigue on strength gains, neuromuscular adaptations, and muscle hypertrophy

José Antonio Páez-Maldonado
1, 2
,
Clara Cano-Castillo
2
,
Pedro Jesús Cornejo-Daza
2, 3, 4
,
Juan Sánchez-Valdepeñas
2, 5
,
Luis Rodiles-Guerrero
2, 4
,
Mathias Wernbom
6
,
Manuel Ortega Becerra
2, 3
,
Fernando Pareja-Blanco
2, 3

  1. University of Osuna (Centre attached to the University of Seville), Osuna, Spain
  2. Science-Based Training Research Group, Physical Performance and Sports Research Center (CIRFD), Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
  3. Faculty of Sports Sciences, Department of Sports and Computer Sciences, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
  4. Department of Human Movement and Sport Performance, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
  5. Physical Education and Sports Department, Cardenal Spínola CEU Andalucía University, Bormujos, Sevilla, Spain
  6. Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Biol Sport. 2026;43:985–997
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2026.157999
Online publish date: 2026/03/09
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