Electromyographic Response of the Abdominal Musculature to Varying Abdominal Exercises
| Autor: | David Titcomb, James E Schoffstall, Brianne F Kilbourne |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Supine position Posture Rectus Abdominis Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Isometric exercise Electromyography External obliques Quadriceps Muscle Young Adult Abdominal muscles medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Exercise physiology Exercise Abdominal Muscles Analysis of Variance medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry General Medicine Abdominal musculature Crunch Physical therapy Female business Muscle Contraction |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 24:3422-3426 |
| ISSN: | 1064-8011 |
| DOI: | 10.1519/jsc.0b013e3181e74315 |
| Popis: | This study examined the electromyographic (EMG) response of the upper rectus abdominis (URA), lower rectus abdominis (LRA), internal obliques (IOs), external obliques (EOs), and the rectus femoris (RF) during various abdominal exercises (crunch, supine V-up, prone V-up on ball, prone V-up on slide board, prone V-up on TRX, and prone V-up on Power Wheel). The subjects (n = 21) performed an isometric contraction of the abdominal musculature while performing these exercises. Testing revealed no statistically significant differences between any of the exercises with respect to the EOs, the URA, or the LRA. However, when examining the IO muscle, the supine V-up exercise displayed significantly greater muscle activity than did the slide exercise. In addition, EMG activity of the RF during the crunch was significantly less than in any of the other 5 exercises. These results indicate that when performing isometric abdominal exercises, non-equipment-based exercises stressed the abdominal muscles similarly to equipment-based exercises. Based on the findings of the current study, the benefit of training the abdominal musculature in an isometric fashion using commercial equipment could be called into question. |
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