Abdominal and hip flexor muscle activation during various training exercises

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 115-123

  Andersson, Eva A ^b   Nilsson, Johnny ^b   Ma, Zhijia ^b   Thorstensson, Alf ^b  

^a SWEDISH SCHOOL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Abdominal muscles; Electromyography; Iliopsoas; Leg lifts; Sit ups

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE TRAINING; MYOELECTRICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; REHABILITATION; SARTORIUS MUSCLE;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HIP; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0031031110     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050135     Document Type: Article

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