Table 1.

Participant characteristics (M ± SD, N = 36).

Variable	Weighted squats	Fake stimulation	Real stimulation	F	P
Age (years)	20.17 ± 1.34	21.58 ± 1.67	21.92 ± 1.83	2.96	0.066
Height (cm)	176.42 ± 4.85	177.08 ± 5.12	176.75 ± 4.68	0.05	0.948
Body mass (kg)	68.35 ± 5.74	69.12 ± 6.21	68.87 ± 5.96	0.05	0.952
Training age (years)	8.25 ± 1.60	8.58 ± 1.73	8.42 ± 1.51	0.12	0.889
Dominant limb, right/left	12/0	12/0	12/0	—	—
Baseline completion time (s)	10.91 ± 0.36	10.86 ± 0.39	10.88 ± 0.34	0.06	0.942

Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Age, height, body mass, training age, and baseline completion time were compared using one-way ANOVA. Baseline completion time refers to the pre-intervention performance in the Forward Lunge Test. Dominant limb distribution was not statistically compared because all participants were right-limb dominant. No significant between-group differences were observed in any baseline characteristic or baseline Forward Lunge Test performance variable.