Not all weak squeezes are created equal: a clinical reasoning framework for interpreting low hip adduction force
Buchheit M, King E. Not all weak squeezes are created equal: a clinical reasoning framework for interpreting low hip adduction force. Sport Perf Sci Rep. 2026; Jun; #302:v1.
Not All Weak Squeezes Are Created Equal: a clinical reasoning framework for interpreting low hip adduction force.
This paper is the best way I could think of to close almost two years of working alongside Enda King at Aspetar. I came in as a performance and monitoring guy, confident I understood the squeeze test. I did not. I had fallen into the same rabbit hole I see across so many clubs: low squeeze score at pre-season screening equals adductor problem, so go strengthen the adductors. Watching Enda and the great groin team work every day showed me how much that reflex misses.
The honest truth is that a low squeeze score can come from pain, a direct adductor deficit, an indirect deficit (stabilizers, synergists, coordination), or simply poor test execution. Each one needs a different answer. Strengthening adductors by default is way too simple.
This whole thing actually started on the podcast with Enda back in February 2025. That conversation planted the seed that became this paper. Episode here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1917060/episodes/16583363-there-is-so-much-you-could-be-missing-in-your-rehab-process-with-dr-enda-king-dr-martin-buchheit
