2018 Volume 33 Issue 6 Pages 935-940
[Purpose] To examine the effect of static stretching of the gluteus maximus and hip external rotators on squat performance. [Participants and Methods] A total of 26 healthy university students with difficulty in performing full-depth squat were divided into 2 groups: stretching the gluteus maximus (SGM, 13); and stretching the hip external rotators (SER, 13). Both groups previously performed self-stretching for 1 week. On measurement, their hip flexion angles when squatting and when resting, in addition to their finger-floor and interbody distances, were calculated. [Results] After intervention, 3 SGM and 9 SER group members became able to perform full-depth squat. The increase in the hip flexion angle when squatting was more marked in the SER compared with SGM group. [Conclusion] SER may be more effective than SGM to become able to perform full-depth squat.
