Trunk muscle activity increases with unstable squat movements

Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-45

  Anderson, Kenneth ^a   Behm, David G ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Concentric; Eccentric; Electromyography; Resistance training; Stabilizers

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PERFORMANCE; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPINE; TRAINING; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 14644390319     PISSN: 10667814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/h05-103     Document Type: Article

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