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. 2020 Feb 27;15(2):e0229507. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229507

Table 5. Data description regarding muscle activation in mV expressed as a percentage of EMG (mV) during 1RM effort.

Reference Exercise Gluteus maximus Biceps Femoris Vastus Lateralis Vastus Medialis Rectus Femoris Erector Spinae
Korak et al. (2018) [39] Deadlift 72% 1RM 82% 1RM 104% 1RM 92%1RM 105%1RM n/a
Parallel back squat 80% 1RM 78% 1RM 97% 1RM 96%1RM 102%1RM n/a
Parallel front squat 94% 1RM 81% 1RM 102% 1RM 98%1RM 101%1RM n/a
Nijem et al. (2016) [37] Deadlift 82.5 ± 6.9% 1RM n/a 115.9 ± 30.1% 1RM n/a n/a 97.9 ± 8.7% 1RM
Deadlift with chains 76.8 ± 6.8% 1RM n/a 123.3 ± 45.1% 1RM n/a n/a 93.2 ± 11% 1RM
Camara et al. (2016) [38] Deadlift n/a 83.5 ± 19%1RM conc 34.7 ± 11%1RM eccen 96.8 ± 22%1RM conc 55.9 ± 12.6%1RM eccen n/a n/a 98.9 ± 26% 1RM conc 75.3 ± 28% 1RM eccen
Hexagonal bar deadlift n/a 72.3 ± 20%1RM conc 31.5 ± 10%1RM eccen 119.9 ± 22%1RM conc 87.9 ± 31%1RM eccen n/a n/a 88 ± 27% 1RM conc 61.4 ± 21% 1RM eccen

1RM, 1 repetition maximum; concentric phase; eccen, eccentric phase; RMS, root mean square.