Pendulum squat

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Purpose & what it achieves

Plain-language read: why coaches use a plate-loaded pendulum squat, where the quadriceps sit, what is stressed in the bottom, femur–tibia–patella story, and a practical pause cue — before force diagrams or frame-by-frame animation.

Open purpose snapshot

All resources

Resource Description
pendulum-squat-purpose-snapshot.html First read: purpose in one paragraph, quad anatomy, deep-position tissues, coaching tip; links to diagrams and animation semantics.
diagrams/thigh_muscles_anatomy_reference.html Labelled cross-section and surface thigh figures; assets under diagrams/anatomy_references/.
pendulum_squat_v7.html v7 player: embedded frames with sagittal FBD, ROM chart, and coaching text (large download).
pendulum_squat_fbd_v6.html Experimental v6 canvas: vectors drawn in the browser (not kept in lockstep with v7; useful for live scrubbing).
pendulum-squat-animation-guide.html How to read frames, modes, keyboard controls, colour key, and biomechanical labelling.
pendulum_squat_athlete_metrics_dashboard.html Session metrics, overload indicators, protocols, and Epley-style calculator UI.
pendulum-squat-documentation.html Project documentation: generator layout, scripts, statistics pipeline (upstream paths noted where not bundled).
diagrams/anatomy_references/SOURCES.txt Licences and Wikimedia sources for bundled images and SVG.

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