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When healthy guys lie on their back, their thigh muscles can push harder than when they're sitting — probably because the position stretches one key muscle and lets it work better.
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The role of agonist and antagonist muscles in explaining isometric knee extension torque variation with hip joint angle
Cross-Sectional Study
Human
2017 OctThe study measured leg muscle strength in two positions and found it was higher lying down than sitting, just like the claim says.
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