ArticleBMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation2022
Differences in the muscle activities of the quadriceps femoris and hamstrings while performing various squat exercises.
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- Reliability of Surface Electromyography From the Lower-limb Muscles During Maximal and Submaximal Voluntary Isometric Contractions in In-bed Healthy Individuals and Patients With Subacute Stroke.Brain & NeuroRehabilitation · 2024Article
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- Female Lower Body Muscle Forces: A Musculoskeletal Modeling Comparison of Back Squats, Split Squats and Good Mornings.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundKnee injuries in the lower limbs frequently occur, and lower limb muscles need to be strengthened to reduce injuries. Activating muscles can help strengthen muscles.. This study aimed to determine the squat exercises [general squat (GS), wall squat (WS), and Spanish squat (SS)] that effectively increased muscle activity using electromyography (EMG).
methodsIn this cross-sectional study, 22 participants performed three different squat exercises with EMG attached to the rectus femoris (RF), vastus lateralis (VL), vastus medialis, biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus. The Kruskal-Wallis H test was used to compare thigh muscle activities among the various squat exercises.
resultsDuring SS, RF showed greater muscle activation compared to WS and GS (RF: χ2 = 21.523, p = 0.000, η
conclusionsThe results from this study indicate that SS shows more activation in the RF and VL muscles compared to GS and WS. These findings suggest that SS can provide more muscle activation for the RF and VL muscles and will greatly help those who lack muscle activation in these muscles.
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