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Bench Press Exercise muscle activation levels (% MVC, standard deviation in brackets), average difference between surfaces and number of participants whose change in activity was greater than 5% MVC. |
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| Surface |
Muscles studied during bench press exercise |
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| Rectus Abdominis |
External Oblique |
Internal Oblique |
Erector Spinae |
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| Ball |
7.4 (6.3) |
5.7 (6.8) |
13.5 (9.2) |
6.06 (5.9) |
| Bench |
4.7 (6.2) |
3.1 (2.8) |
8.2 (6.8) |
3.1 (1.6) |
| Difference |
2.68 (6.49) |
2.52 (4.7) |
5.2 (6.26) |
2.93 (5.9) |
| Increase |
4 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
| Decrease |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Lehman et al. Dynamic Medicine 2005 4:6 doi:10.1186/1476-5918-4-6 |
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