A comparative electromyographical investigation of muscle utilization patterns using various hand positions during the lat pull-down

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 539-546

  Signorile, Joseph F ^a   Zink, Attila J ^a   Szwed, Steven P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Latissimus dorsi; Muscular activity; Resistance training

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HAND; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOELECTRICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PECTORALIS MUSCLES; POSTURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0036864816     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/1533-4287(2002)016<0539:ACEIOM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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