Muscle activity of the core during bilateral, unilateral, seated and standing resistance exercise

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1671-1678

  Saeterbakken, Atle Hole ^a   Fimland, Marius Steiro ^b,c  

^a WESTERN NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bilateral; EMG; Instability; Resistance exercise; Shoulder press; Unilateral

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; POSTURE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861528307     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-011-2141-7     Document Type: Article

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