Table 6 |
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Triceps extension 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 triceps extension exercise |
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| Rectus Abdominis |
External Oblique |
Internal Oblique |
Erector Spinae |
|
|
|
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| Ball |
4.3 (3.6) |
3.7 (4.3) |
13.5 (12.5) |
3.4 (3.3) |
| Bench |
9.8 (16.6) |
4.3 (4.0) |
16.3 (16.5) |
3.1 (2.0) |
| Difference |
-5.51 (14.04) |
.67 (1.91) |
2.76 (5.8) |
.31 (3.42) |
| Increase |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Decrease |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
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Lehman et al. Dynamic Medicine 2005 4:6 doi:10.1186/1476-5918-4-6 |
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