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Electromyographical Analysis And Comparison Of Selected Abdominal Training Devices With A Traditional Crunch, Stuart Rugg
Electromyographical Analysis And Comparison Of Selected Abdominal Training Devices With A Traditional Crunch, Stuart Rugg
Stuart Rugg
The present study compared the muscle activity elicited by selected abdominal training devices with muscle activity elicited by a traditional crunch. Forty-six adults participated in the study. The exercise devices tested included the Ab-ONE, Perfect Abs Roller, Ab Scissor, Ab Swing, 6SecondAbs, and the Torso Track. For those devices with variable resistances, all were tested at their high resistance setting. Surface electromyography (EMG) was recorded from the upper and lower portions of the rectus abdominis and the external oblique during each repetition. EMG values were analyzed using repeated measures analyses of variance (ANOVA) and pairwise comparisons. EMG measurements for each …