Influence of the spring constant change on the electromyography activity of muscles of the powerhouse and shoulder during the long stretch exercise
William Dhein,
Edgar Santiago Wagner Neto,
Danieli Sirlei de Moraes
et al.
Abstract:This study aimed to verify the effect of the spring constant change on the electromyographic activity of the powerhouse and shoulder muscles during the long stretch exercise. In total, 15 Pilates practitioners performed the Long Stretch exercise on the reformer with three different spring constants: (1) k=0.19kg/cm with 1 red spring; (2) k=0.27kg/cm with 1 red spring and 1 yellow; and (3) k=0.38kg/cm with 2 red springs. The Electromyographic activity of Rectus Abdominis (RA), External Oblique (EO), Internal Ob… Show more
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