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Trunk Muscle Activity in One- and Two-Armed American Kettlebell Swing in Resistance-Trained Men
The aim of the study was to compare the one-armed vs. two-armed American kettlebell swing on trunk muscle activation. Fifteen resistance-trained men performed ten repetitions of both exercises using a 14-kg kettlebell. Surface EMG from the erector spinae, rectus abdominis and external oblique muscle...
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2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6428676/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30911671 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/a-0869-7228 |
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author | Andersen, Vidar Fimland, Marius Steiro Saeterbakken, Atle |
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description | The aim of the study was to compare the one-armed vs. two-armed American kettlebell swing on trunk muscle activation. Fifteen resistance-trained men performed ten repetitions of both exercises using a 14-kg kettlebell. Surface EMG from the erector spinae, rectus abdominis and external oblique muscles were collected on both sides of the trunk. The erector spinae activation during the one-armed swing was 14–25% higher on the contralateral compared to the ipsilateral side in both exercises (Cohen’s d effect size [ES]=0.41–0.71, p ˂ 0.001–0.034). Further, the contralateral side was 14% more activated during the two-armed swing compared to the ipsilateral side during the one-armed swing (ES=0.43, p =0.009). For the rectus abdominis muscle, the two-armed swing induced higher activation of the rectus abdominis compared to the one-armed swing on both the contralateral (40%, ES=0.48, p =0.040) and ipsilateral side (59%, ES=0.83, p =0.002). There were no differences for the external oblique muscle ( p =0.495–0.662). In conclusion, the trunk activation patterns of the two exercises were different, which could be explained by different biomechanics in the two exercises, and could thus have complimentary effects. We recommend that both unilateral and bilateral execution of the American kettlebell swing is included over time. |
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spelling | pubmed-64286762019-03-25 Trunk Muscle Activity in One- and Two-Armed American Kettlebell Swing in Resistance-Trained Men Andersen, Vidar Fimland, Marius Steiro Saeterbakken, Atle Sports Med Int Open The aim of the study was to compare the one-armed vs. two-armed American kettlebell swing on trunk muscle activation. Fifteen resistance-trained men performed ten repetitions of both exercises using a 14-kg kettlebell. Surface EMG from the erector spinae, rectus abdominis and external oblique muscles were collected on both sides of the trunk. The erector spinae activation during the one-armed swing was 14–25% higher on the contralateral compared to the ipsilateral side in both exercises (Cohen’s d effect size [ES]=0.41–0.71, p ˂ 0.001–0.034). Further, the contralateral side was 14% more activated during the two-armed swing compared to the ipsilateral side during the one-armed swing (ES=0.43, p =0.009). For the rectus abdominis muscle, the two-armed swing induced higher activation of the rectus abdominis compared to the one-armed swing on both the contralateral (40%, ES=0.48, p =0.040) and ipsilateral side (59%, ES=0.83, p =0.002). There were no differences for the external oblique muscle ( p =0.495–0.662). In conclusion, the trunk activation patterns of the two exercises were different, which could be explained by different biomechanics in the two exercises, and could thus have complimentary effects. We recommend that both unilateral and bilateral execution of the American kettlebell swing is included over time. © Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2019-03-21 /pmc/articles/PMC6428676/ /pubmed/30911671 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/a-0869-7228 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License, which permits unrestricted reproduction and distribution, for non-commercial purposes only; and use and reproduction, but not distribution, of adapted material for non-commercial purposes only, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Andersen, Vidar Fimland, Marius Steiro Saeterbakken, Atle Trunk Muscle Activity in One- and Two-Armed American Kettlebell Swing in Resistance-Trained Men |
title | Trunk Muscle Activity in One- and Two-Armed American Kettlebell Swing in Resistance-Trained Men |
title_full | Trunk Muscle Activity in One- and Two-Armed American Kettlebell Swing in Resistance-Trained Men |
title_fullStr | Trunk Muscle Activity in One- and Two-Armed American Kettlebell Swing in Resistance-Trained Men |
title_full_unstemmed | Trunk Muscle Activity in One- and Two-Armed American Kettlebell Swing in Resistance-Trained Men |
title_short | Trunk Muscle Activity in One- and Two-Armed American Kettlebell Swing in Resistance-Trained Men |
title_sort | trunk muscle activity in one- and two-armed american kettlebell swing in resistance-trained men |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6428676/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30911671 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/a-0869-7228 |
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