Schoenfeld, BJ. The mechanisms of muscle hypertrophy and their application to resistance
training. J Strength Cond Res 24 (10): 2857-2875, 2010-The quest to increase lean body …

Training of the trunk or core muscles for enhanced health, rehabilitation, and athletic
performance has received renewed emphasis. Instability resistance exercises have become …

Advanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription, Ninth Edition With HKPropel
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Low Back Disorders, Third Edition With Web Resource, guides readers through the
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Abstract Byrne, JM, Bishop, NS, Caines, AM, Crane, KA, Feaver, AM, and Pearcey, GEP.
Effect of using a suspension training system on muscle activation during the performance of …

In recent years, fitness practitioners have increasingly recommended core stability exercises
in sports conditioning programs. Greater core stability may benefit sports performance by …

Study Design Controlled laboratory study using a repeated-measures, counterbalanced
design. Objectives To test the ability of 8 Swiss ball exercises (roll-out, pike, knee-up, skier …

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 …

Study Design Controlled laboratory study. Objectives To clarify whether differences in
surface stability influence trunk muscle activity. Background Lumbar stabilization exercises …

Marshall PW, Murphy BA. Core stability exercises on and off a Swiss ball. OBJECTIVES: To
assess lumbopelvic muscle activity during different core stability exercises on and off a …