The addition of synchronous whole-body vibration to battling rope exercise increases skeletal muscle activity

To evaluate the effects of performing battling rope exercise with and without the addition of whole-body vibration (WBV) on muscle activity of the leg, trunk, and upper body. Twenty-eight recreationally active university students completed 20-s of battling rope undulation for 6 separate conditions:...

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Published in:Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions 2015-09, Vol.15 (3), p.240-248
Main Authors: Marín, P J, García-Gutiérrez, M T, Da Silva-Grigoletto, M E, Hazell, T J
Format: Article
Language:English
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Electromyography
Exercise - physiology
Female
Humans
Male
Muscle, Skeletal - physiology
Original
Vibration
Young Adult
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Summary:To evaluate the effects of performing battling rope exercise with and without the addition of whole-body vibration (WBV) on muscle activity of the leg, trunk, and upper body. Twenty-eight recreationally active university students completed 20-s of battling rope undulation for 6 separate conditions: 1) alternating arm motion no WBV -Alt_NoWBV; 2) alternating arm motion 30 Hz low amplitude WBV -Alt_30 Hz-L; 3) alternating arm motion 50 Hz high amplitude -Alt_50 Hz-H; 4) double arm motion no WBV -Double_NoWBV; 5) double arm motion 30Hz low amplitude WBV -Double_30Hz-L; 6) double arm motion 50 'Hz high amplitude -Double_50 Hz-H. Electromyography (EMG) was measured for the gastrocnemius medialis (GM), vastus medialis oblique (VMO), vastus lateralis (VL), rectus abdominis (RA), multifidus (MF), biceps brachii (BB), and triceps brachii (TB) muscles. The double arm motion during undulation resulted in greater (p
ISSN:1108-7161