Electromyographic assessment of trunk and shoulder muscles during a Pilates pull-up exercise

• Main Authors: Isabel C.N. Sacco (Author), Eduardo T.T. Mori (Author), Bergson C. Queiroz (Author), Nadia Marconi (Author), Ivye L. R. Pereira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

This study compares surface electromyographic activity of the internal oblique, rectus abdominis, multifidus, iliocostalis, anterior deltoids during the pull-up on a lower and on a higher difficulty level. We assessed nine adults with previous experience in Pilates. The root mean square (RMS) values...