When you squat or move your legs wide, using a full motion helps your butt and inner thighs grow more than only doing the top half of the movement.

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Which ROMs Lead to Rome? A Systematic Review of the Effects of Range of Motion on Muscle Hypertrophy

Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis

Human

2023 May 1

The study found that doing full movements (like squatting all the way down) builds more glute and inner thigh muscle than only doing part of the movement at the top, and the numbers match what the claim says.

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Which ROMs Lead to Rome? A Systematic Review of the Effects of Range of Motion on Muscle Hypertrophy

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DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000004415

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