Activation of Scapular and Lumbopelvic Muscles During Core Exercises Executed on a Whole-Body Wobble Board

Biscarini, A.; Contemori, Samuele; Grolla, Giuditta

doi:10.1123/jsr.2018-0089

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“…In consequence, if the left arm is raised, the right leg performs the hip extension. This exercise may vary depending on specific protocols (e.g., static or dynamic bird dog, bird dog with hip abduction, bird dog with loads) [45,71,85].…”

Section: Bird Dogmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The hip is lifted in a hip extension movement, keeping a straight line between the shoulders and the knees. This exercise may vary depending on specific protocols (e.g., suspended bridge, bridge with hamstring curl on Swiss ball, unilateral bridge or supine plank on suspension systems) [25,45,48,50,52,61,64,66,72,81,82]. Table 2.…”

Section: Bridgementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The feet are shoulder-width apart and the spine keeps its neutral position. This exercise may vary depending on specific protocols (e.g., front planks with hands and/or legs on suspension systems or unstable surfaces) [25,26,28,29,32,42,45,50,54,57,60,62,66,78,81].…”

Section: Front Plankmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The hip is lifted with spine in its neutral position and knees extended in order to keep a straight line from the head to the feet. This exercise may vary depending on specific protocols (e.g., suspended lateral plank, lateral plank on knees, remove the forearm from the floor and keep elbows extended) [25,27,29,45,60,81].…”

Section: Lateral Plankmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For example, it suggested front planks on a Swiss ball with the variant of moving the forearms in a continuous clockwise fashion (stir-the-pot), or doing a hip extension while maintaining stability, as being very intense EO exercises [32]. Adding stability balls leads to increased EMG [45,60,81]. Likewise, other researchers have observed increases in EMG activity in the EO when adding suspension training systems or whole-body wobble boards to the front plank exercise [45,78].…”

Section: External Obliquementioning

confidence: 99%

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Core Muscle Activity during Physical Fitness Exercises: A Systematic Review

Oliva-Lozano

Muyor

2020

IJERPH

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The aim of this study was to systematically review the current literature on the electromyographic (EMG) activity of six core muscles (the rectus abdominis, the internal and external oblique, the transversus abdominis, the lumbar multifidus, and the erector spinae) during core physical fitness exercises in healthy adults. A systematic review of the literature was conducted on the Cochrane, EBSCO, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science electronic databases for studies from January 2012 to March 2020. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines were used. The inclusion criteria were as follows: (a) the full text available in English; (b) a cross-sectional or longitudinal (experimental or cohorts) study design; (c) the reporting of electromyographic activity as a percentage of maximum voluntary contraction (% MVIC), millivolts or microvolts; (d) an analysis of the rectus abdominis (RA), transversus abdominis (TA), lumbar multifidus (MUL), erector spinae (ES), and the internal (IO) or external oblique (EO); (e) an analysis of physical fitness exercises for core training; and (f) healthy adult participants. The main findings indicate that the greatest activity of the RA, EO, and ES muscles was found in free-weight exercises. The greatest IO activity was observed in core stability exercises, while traditional exercises showed the greatest MUL activation. However, a lack of research regarding TA activation during core physical fitness exercises was revealed, in addition to a lack of consistency between the studies when applying methods to measure EMG activity.

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Section: Bird Dogmentioning

confidence: 99%