A thorough understanding of the physiological and biomechanical mechanisms which contribute to the development of a sticking point is crucial in the analysis of athletic performance, and should guide the design of training strategies aimed at overcoming an observed performance bottleneck.

Contrary to what might be expected, currently available evidence suggests no substantial change in the electromyographic activity of muscles involved in a lift near the sticking point for all three exercises considered in the present article.

Although the location of the sticking point within the range of motion of a particular exercise varies significantly across different athletes, in the trained population, evidence suggests stratification by exercise execution style governed by personal biomechanics, with remarkable similarity in sticking point characteristics within each stratum.