ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2024
Electromyographic Comparison of Traditional Fitness Machines, Outdoor Fitness Equipment Without Load Selectors, and Outdoor Fitness Equipment with Load Selectors in a Seated Chest Press Exercise in Trained Young Men.
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- Improving spinal alignment through innovative resistance training with outdoor fitness equipment in middle-aged and older adults: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Electromyographic Comparison of Traditional Fitness Machines, Outdoor Fitness Equipment Without Load Selectors, and Outdoor Fitness Equipment with Load Selectors in a Seated Chest Press Exercise in Trained Young Men.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Outdoor fitness equipment (OFE) are strength training installations comparable to those found in indoor gyms but are located outdoors with greater accessibility. However, the scientific evidence supporting their effectiveness remains limited. The objective of this study was to analyze and compare the electromyographic (EMG) activity of upper limb muscle groups during the use of a traditional seated chest press (SCP) machine, a classic OFE SCP (OFE-SCP), and a new OFE-SCP featuring a load selector system (BIOFIT-SCP). The sample was composed of 34 active young men. EMG activity of five muscle groups was analyzed: the anterior deltoid (AD), the clavicular (CP) and sternal (SP) heads of the pectoralis major, and the lateral (LHTB) and long heads of the triceps brachii (LongHTB), under different intensities. The OFE-SCP showed significantly lower EMG activity compared with the SCP and BIOFIT-SCP in all muscles and phases (
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