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ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2021

The control of respiratory pressures and neuromuscular activation to increase force production in trained martial arts practitioners.

Sherrilyn Walters, Ben Hoffman, William MacAskill, Michael A Johnson, Graham R Sharpe, Dean E Mills

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Article in European journal of applied physiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The Science of Tai Chi andJournal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2025
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Sherrilyn WaltersRespiratory and Exercise Physiology Research Group, School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland, 11 Salisbury Road, Ipswich, QLD, 4305, Australia. sherrilyn.walters@usq.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5636-5584
Ben HoffmanRespiratory and Exercise Physiology Research Group, School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland, 11 Salisbury Road, Ipswich, QLD, 4305, Australia.
William MacAskillRespiratory and Exercise Physiology Research Group, School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland, 11 Salisbury Road, Ipswich, QLD, 4305, Australia.
Michael A JohnsonExercise and Health Research Group, Sport, Health and Performance Enhancement (SHAPE) Research Centre, School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK.
Graham R SharpeExercise and Health Research Group, Sport, Health and Performance Enhancement (SHAPE) Research Centre, School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK.
Dean E MillsRespiratory and Exercise Physiology Research Group, School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland, 11 Salisbury Road, Ipswich, QLD, 4305, Australia.
University of Southern Queensland · AUNottingham Trent University · GBThe University of Queensland · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe mechanisms that explain the ability of trained martial arts practitioners to produce and resist greater forces than untrained individuals to aid combat performance are not fully understood. We investigated whether the greater ability of trained martial arts practitioners to produce and resist forces was associated with an enhanced control of respiratory pressures and neuromuscular activation of the respiratory, abdominal, and pelvic floor musculature.

methodsNine trained martial arts practitioners and nine untrained controls were instrumented with skin-surface electromyography (EMG) on the sternocleidomastoid, rectus abdominis, and the group formed by the transverse abdominal and internal oblique muscles (EMG

resultsThe trained group produced higher forces normalised to body mass

conclusionOur findings demonstrate that trained martial arts practitioners utilised a greater contribution of abdominal and diaphragm musculature to chest wall recruitment and higher P

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Abdominal MusclesAdultCase-Control StudiesElectromyographyFemaleHumansMaleMartial ArtsMiddle AgedPelvic FloorPsychomotor PerformanceRespiratory Function TestsRespiratory MusclesMartial artistsMuscular forceRespiratory musclesRespiratory pressures

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PMID34432148
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