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Load-Matched Unilateral Versus Bilateral Squat Training in Elite Youth Futsal Players
Sponsor: Federal University of Vicosa
Summary
This randomised controlled trial compared the effects of two load-matched squat training modalities on physical performance in elite youth futsal players. Seventeen players from the Antioqueña regional futsal squad in Colombia were randomly allocated to either a unilateral squat training group or a bilateral squat training group. Both groups completed a six-week velocity-based training programme, with two supervised sessions per week, while continuing their usual futsal training. Training intensity was prescribed using mean propulsive velocity targets across three two-week blocks. The main outcomes were countermovement jump height, single-leg countermovement jump height for the right and left limbs, 10-metre sprint time, and estimated squat one-repetition maximum. Secondary descriptive data included 20-metre sprint time. The study aimed to determine whether unilateral squat training produced superior adaptations compared with bilateral squat training when training load was objectively standardised.
Official title: Effects of Velocity-Based Unilateral Versus Bilateral Squat Training on Physical Performance in Elite Youth Futsal Players: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
Any - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
17
Start Date
2023-08-01
Completion Date
2023-11-01
Last Updated
2026-06-12
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Velocity-Based Unilateral Squat Training
A six-week supervised unilateral squat training programme prescribed using mean propulsive velocity. Participants performed single-leg squats twice weekly, with volume standardised at three sets of six repetitions per leg per session.
Velocity-Based Bilateral Squat Training
A six-week supervised bilateral squat training programme prescribed using mean propulsive velocity. Participants performed bilateral squats twice weekly, with volume standardised at three sets of six repetitions per session.
Locations (1)
Tecnológico de Antioquia
Guarne, Antioquia, Colombia