Abstract Vantrease, WC, Townsend, JR, Sapp, PA, Henry, RN, and Johnson, KD. Maximal
strength, muscle activation, and bar velocity comparisons between squatting with a
traditional or safety squat bar. J Strength Cond Res 35 (2S): S1–S5, 2021—The purpose of
this study was to compare strength, muscle activation, and bar velocity between the
traditional (TRAD) and safety squat bar (SSB) back squat. Thirty-two men (21.94±3.1 years,
1.78±0.8 m, 81.7±10.1 kg) volunteered to complete this randomized, crossover-design …