Sentences with phrase «of erector spinae»

Intervention — any acute study assessing the muscle activity of the erector spinae during the deadlift exercise

Many squat variations appear to produce high levels of erector spinae muscle activity, although machine squats may be less effective than free weight squats.

Only a limited number of studies have investigated the fascicle length of the erector spinae.

The deadlift produces very high levels of erector spinae muscle activity, especially in the upper erector spinae.

A limited number of studies have described the muscle thickness of the erector spinae.

On inspection, the most inferior area of the erector spinae appears as one common muscle belly.

It appears that neither the back squat nor the deadlift produce superior muscle activity in both regions of the erector spinae.

Several studies have investigated the physiological cross-sectional area of the erector spinae.

Regardless of pennation angle, it appears that the upper and lower fibers of the erector spinae have a similar physiological cross-sectional area.

Knowledge of the muscle fiber type of the erector spinae may be of interest to strength and conditioning coaches in order to tailor their resistance - training program accordingly, especially if muscle hypertrophy is important.

Additionally, isolation exercises such as the glute - ham raise and prone leg curl appear to be effective (and in some cases) superior exercises for producing high levels of erector spinae muscle activity compared with some other isolation and compound exercises.

The prone trunk extension (superman) exercise is an effective exercise and displays very high levels of erector spinae muscle activity when performed with maximum lumbar extension.

The upper and lower fibers of the erector spinae have a similar physiological cross-sectional area.

Owing to the shape and multiple attachment sites of the erector spinae, it appears appropriate to measure the muscle size at known distances throughout the length of the muscle, standardised to the vertebrae.

Intervention — any acute study assessing the muscle activity of the erector spinae during the split squat exercise

It appears that the size of the erector spinae decreases with disc level and the largest size are at the L3 - L4 and the smallest at the L5 - S1 (Gungor et al. 2015).

When performing the squat variations with 90 % of 3RM, muscle activity of the erector spinae was superior in the back squat during the ascending phase (94.7 ± 20.8 vs. 79.8 ± 22.5 % of MVC) while there was no difference during the descending phase (72.1 ± 22.2 vs. 69.7 ± 13.5), respectively.

Assessing the effects of cues, Bressel et al. (2009) found that conscious efforts to contract the abdominal muscles during squats did not affect the muscle activity of the erector spinae.

Not exact matches

Your back is made up of four main muscles — rhomboids, traps, lattissimus dorsi and erector spinae.

For good posture, it's important to tone the erector spinae muscles along the back of your spine.

Core stability and strength needs to include the muscles of your back including erector spinae and rhomboid muscles.

Bridge builds strength in the glutes and erector spinae, which help you maintain proper posture when you're sitting or standing for an extended period of time.

If you want to create a lifted derriere, doing moves that engage the erector spinae column (the muscles that run up and down your spine) and lower back muscles is one of the keys.

Besides working the anterior delts, the exercise also requires the activation of a number of stabilizing muscles such as the trapezius, erector spinae, biceps, rotator cuff and serratus anterior.

What we know as «the core» is in fact a complex series of muscles that include the pelvic floor muscles, transversus abdominis, multifidus, internal and external obliques, rectus abdominis, erector spinae, the diaphragm, latissimus dorsi, gluteus maximum and trapezius.

Strategically training your back muscles — and I'm talking about your rhomboids (between your shoulder blades), your trapezius — or traps — your erector spinae column (long chain along your spine) the more support and balance you will give to the front of your body, the less pain you will have and you will decrease your risk of injury!

For those with scoliosis, some sections of the multifidus and erector spinae, supportive muscles running along the spine, will need strengthening (particularly on the side that's convex) in order to hold this new, more neutral alignment.

A lot of people tend to think that this only pertains to the the ab muscles but the core actually also includes all the muscle groups that stabilize the spine and the pelvis (hip area) like our gluteus muscles (butt muscles) and erector spinae muscles (one of the major spine muscles), to name a few.

The erector spinae (sometimes known as sacrospinalis) is often described as a group of different muscles called iliocostalis, longissimus and spinalis.

At the end of the research, it was found out that there was increased muscle activation in the thoracic erector spinae.

The target muscle is the erector spinae, which runs the length of your back from neck to tailbone.

In addition to strong ligaments, there are a number of incredibly strong muscles that surround the SIJ, including the erector spinae, psoas, quadratus lumborum, piriformis, abdominal obliques, gluteal muscles, and hamstrings.

A number of incredibly strong muscles surround the SIJ, including the erector spinae, psoas, quadratus lumborum, piriformis, abdominal obliques, gluteal muscles, and hamstrings.

The erector spinae muscles of the lower back work isometrically to keep the spine in an extended position while the hamstrings and gluteus maximus work isotonically to perform hip extension.

Studies have shown that using a weight belt either has little effect at all on the erector spinae muscles (lower back muscles) or an increase of their engagement by up to 25 %.

In addition to the high quad activation, the Front Squat also requires the muscles of the lower back, the erector spinae, to work hard in order to maintain the upright upper body posture and avoid collapsing.

Some of the back muscles are called the erector spinae group — this simply means that their job is to keep the spine erect.

Many large and small muscles have relationships with the ligaments of the sacroiliac joint including the piriformis (see «piriformis syndrome», a condition often related with sacroiliac joint dysfunction), biceps femoris, gluteus maximus and minimus, erector spinae, latissimus dorsi, thoracolumbar fascia, and iliacus.

In this super ab routine, you will target all areas of the mid-section: rectus abdominus (the six pack), internal and external obliques, transverse abdominus (the deep muscle that act as a corset pulling in your lower belly and supporting your lower back), erector spinae muscles (muscles which line the spine) and lumbar muscles (muscles of the lower back).

The dorsal raise uses the lower back (erector spinae) and works the extensor muscles on either side of the spine.

Erector spinae or spinal erectors are groups of muscles and tendons that can be found at the back of our body.

At the top of the lift you should feel the tension in the lower back muscles (erector spinae).

The prone lying back extension exercise is a maneuver utilized to work the erector spinae and other smaller stabilizing muscles of the back.

However, the rectus abdominis may also function to stabilise the spine by way of cocontraction with the erector spinae and thus increasing joint stiffness.

The superficial erector spinae of the thoracic spine displays a pennation angle of 12.6 degrees, while the lumbar region displays a pennation angle of 13.8 degrees.

Noe et al. (1992) assessed erector spinae muscle activity during an isokinetic machine deadlift, and found that erector spinae muscle activity peaked at 83 % of lift height, which was after the point where peak force output was produced (67 % of lift).

Comparing upper and lower body exercises, Comfort et al. (2011) explored lower erector spinae muscle activity in the back, squat front squat and the standing barbell press with a load of 40 kg.

Jackson et al. (2008) compared the COV of the EMG amplitude (linear envelope) in the thoracic and lumbar erector spinae between MVICs and SVICs, during prone, seated, and standing trunk flexion tasks.

Assessing the effects of equipment, Escamilla et al. (2002) explored erector spinae muscle activity (at L3) during conventional and sumo deadlifts with and without a weightlifting belt.

Comparing the effect external resistance type, Saeterbakken et al. (2014) explored erector spinae muscle activity during the back squat with 6RM loads using either a barbell or a combination of a barbell and elastic resistance (where elastic resistance comprised between 25 — 40 % total load, depending on the phase of the lift).