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Upper Body Muscular Activation During Variations Of Push-Ups In Healthy Men, Caroline C. Allen, Katie A. Dean, Alan P. Jung, John K. Petrella
Upper Body Muscular Activation During Variations Of Push-Ups In Healthy Men, Caroline C. Allen, Katie A. Dean, Alan P. Jung, John K. Petrella
International Journal of Exercise Science
International Journal of Exercise Science 6(4) : 278-288, 2013. The purpose of this study was to assess neural activity for upper body musculature in college-age men during repetitions of a conventional pushup or a Perfect PushupTM. Eighteen healthy men (21.6±1 yr, 182.5±7 cm, 87.4±15 kg) completed five repetitions of a conventional pushup and Perfect PushupTM while using a wide hand base of support for the upper body. Body position, hand placement, and cadence of the pushup were standardized. Root mean square electromyography (RMS-EMG, mV/Sec) was collected for the triceps brachii (TB), pectoralis major (PM), serratus anterior (SA), …
Gender Comparisons Of The Electromyographic Responses To Knee Extension Exercises With Different Initial Restriction Pressures, Guillermo Perez B.S., Joe Angel Lopez B.S., Murat Karabulut Ph.D, Cscs
Gender Comparisons Of The Electromyographic Responses To Knee Extension Exercises With Different Initial Restriction Pressures, Guillermo Perez B.S., Joe Angel Lopez B.S., Murat Karabulut Ph.D, Cscs
International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings
The effects of blood flow restriction training (BFR) may be impacted by the several physiological and biological differences found between genders. Since the pattern of regional body composition may be different between males and females, the impact of tightness of the restrictive cuffs (initial restrictive pressure; IRP) might be different for females causing variation in the level of muscle activation; therefore research on a female population is needed to have a complete understanding of BFR. PURPOSE: To compare changes in electromyography (EMG) amplitude (RMS) and median frequency (MDF) in males and females during application of different IRPs of 40-45 mmHg …