Electromyographic comparison of a stability ball crunch with a traditional crunch

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 506-509

  Sternlicht, Eric ^a   Rugg, Stuart ^a   Fujii, Larissa L ^a   Tomomitsu, Keri F ^a   Seki, Matt M ^a  

^a OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Muscle recruitment; Rectus abdominis; Unstable surface

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS;

EID: 34250825969     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-20436.1     Document Type: Article

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