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Surface electromyography from trunk and lower limb muscles and center-of-pressure (COP) displacements were recorded. Electromyography integrals and COP displacements were analyzed separately for APA and compensatory postural adjustment phases using linear mixed-effects models. Explicit knowledge of load position resulted in larger and more direction-specific APAs, characterized by larger anticipatory trunk muscle activation and a proactive anterior shift of the COP (all\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&lt;\u2009.05). Predictability acquired through repeated exposure produced smaller APAs (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&lt;\u2009.05). Under unpredictable conditions, participants exhibited reduced anticipatory COP shifts and larger compensatory responses for right-sided loads (all\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&lt;\u2009.05), whereas left-sided loads were characterized by a posterior COP shift before lift initiation. Postural adjustments during lifting are modulated by both explicit task information and experience-based predictability, and load position asymmetry alters anticipatory and compensatory control strategies. 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