Squat, stoop, or semi-squat: A comparative experiment on lifting technique

Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology - Medical Science

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 630-636

  Wang, Zhenglun ^a   Wu, Lei ^a   Sun, Jingzhi ^a   He, Lihua ^b   Wang, Sheng ^b   Yang, Lei ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Comparative experiment; Electromyography; Heart rate; JASA analysis; Lifting; Muscle fatigue; Semi squat; Squat; Stoop

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFTING; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865635230     PISSN: 16720733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11596-012-1009-3     Document Type: Article

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