TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of muscle functions during three contrasting abdominal exercises
AU - Chong, Kwong Yew Raymond
AU - Lee, Bishop
AU - Collins, Will
AU - Fielding, Ashley
AU - Knight, Nicole
PY - 2006/10/1
Y1 - 2006/10/1
N2 - That different amplitudes of muscle activities during various abdominal exercises not only reflect the inherent differences in motor control but movement speed as well was hypothesized. 20 healthy adults (M age=23 yr.) performed three exercises that involved varying amounts of trunk control: the partial sit-up, full sit-up, and AbSlide roll. Covariate analyses indicated that the amplitude of muscle activities could be partitioned into three categories: motor control and scaling (speed and amplitude), scaling only, and motor control only. Overall, the AbSlide exercise activated the most amount of muscular activity, followed by the full and partial sit-up exercises. Results are discussed in terms of how the various muscles contribute to motor control and velocity scaling.
AB - That different amplitudes of muscle activities during various abdominal exercises not only reflect the inherent differences in motor control but movement speed as well was hypothesized. 20 healthy adults (M age=23 yr.) performed three exercises that involved varying amounts of trunk control: the partial sit-up, full sit-up, and AbSlide roll. Covariate analyses indicated that the amplitude of muscle activities could be partitioned into three categories: motor control and scaling (speed and amplitude), scaling only, and motor control only. Overall, the AbSlide exercise activated the most amount of muscular activity, followed by the full and partial sit-up exercises. Results are discussed in terms of how the various muscles contribute to motor control and velocity scaling.
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U2 - 10.2466/PMS.103.2.415-426
DO - 10.2466/PMS.103.2.415-426
M3 - Article
C2 - 17165405
AN - SCOPUS:33846229627
SN - 0031-5125
VL - 103
SP - 415
EP - 426
JO - Perceptual and motor skills
JF - Perceptual and motor skills
IS - 2
ER -