Background and Purpose: While the popularity of instability resistance training (resistance
training that involves the use of unstable surfaces and devices: IRT) is evident in fitness …

Background Multiple investigations have compared the electromyographic (EMG) activity of
the scapular muscles between stable and unstable support surfaces during the execution of …

Background: Push-up (PU) is widely considered an effective exercise to stabilize the
scapular, especially if performed on unstable surfaces. However, available studies cover a …

Stabilization exercises have been a focus and mainstay of many therapeutic and
performance training programs in the past decade. Whether the focus is core stabilization for …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect on muscular strength after a 3-week
training with the bench-press at a fixed pushing of 80–100% maximal speed (FPS) and self …

Abstract McAllister, MJ, Hammond, KG, Schilling, BK, Ferreria, LC, Reed, JP, and Weiss, LW.
Muscle activation during various hamstring exercises. J Strength Cond Res 28 (6): 1573 …

Context: Instability resistance training (IRT; unstable surfaces and devices to strengthen the
core or trunk muscles) is popular in fitness training facilities. Objective: To examine …

Abstract De Mey, K, Danneels, L, Cagnie, B, Borms, D, T'Jonck, Z, Van Damme, E, and
Cools, AM. Shoulder muscle activation levels during four closed kinetic chain exercises with …

The present study was performed to assess the electromyographic activity of the scapular
muscles during push-ups on a stable and unstable surface, in subjects with scapular …

Abstract Youdas, JW, Budach, BD, Ellerbusch, JV, Stucky, CM, Wait, KR, and Hollman, JH.
Comparison of muscle-activation patterns during the conventional push-up and perfect …