Comparison of upper limb muscles behaviour for skilled and recreational archers using compound bow

The purpose of this study was to investigate muscles activity during archery by carrying out an electromyography (EMG) experiment towards 12 muscles and six joints involving two types of subject (skilled and recreational). EMG is used to detect muscle signals during any particular activity. There we...

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Main Authors: Ariffin, Muhammad Shahimi, Rambely, Azmin Sham
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Archery
Electromyography
Muscles
Muscular fatigue
Recreation
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to investigate muscles activity during archery by carrying out an electromyography (EMG) experiment towards 12 muscles and six joints involving two types of subject (skilled and recreational). EMG is used to detect muscle signals during any particular activity. There were two types of data recorded which were maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) and archery activity. The skilled archer was found to produce 280 N of biceps brachii, 213.9 N of the deltoid, 123.4 N of trapezius forces compare to that of the recreational archer with 371.1 N, 164.9 N and 163.8 N, respectively for the draw arm during drawing phase. It is concluded that the recreational archer tends to a muscle fatigue phenomenon thus may contribute to possible serious injuries.
ISSN:0094-243X
1551-7616
DOI:10.1063/1.4980916