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In addition, strength imbalances of the hamstring muscle group seem to be a common cause of hamstring strain injuries. In this regard, velocity-based training has been proposed to analyze deficits in the force\u2013velocity profile. Previous studies have shown differences between men and women, since there are biomechanical and neuromuscular differences in the lower limbs between sexes. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the load\u2013velocity profile between males and females during two of the most important hip extension exercises: the hip thrust and the deadlift. Sixteen men and sixteen women were measured in an incremental loading test following standard procedures for the hip thrust and deadlift exercises. Pearson\u2019s correlation (r) was used to measure the strength of the correlation between movement velocity and load (%1RM). The differences in the load\u2013velocity relationship between the men and the women were assessed using a 2 (sex) \u00d7 15 (load) repeated-measures ANOVA. The main findings revealed that: (I) the load\u2013velocity relationship was always strong and linear in both exercises (R2 range: 0.88\u20130.94), (II) men showed higher velocities for light loads (30\u201350%1RM; effect size: 0.9\u20130.96) than women for the deadlift, but no significant differences were found for the hip thrust. Based on the results of this study, the load\u2013velocity equations seem to be sex-specific. 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