Sentences with phrase «of erector spinae muscle»

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

Furthermore, both upper and lower erector spinae muscle activity were higher in the descending phase compared to the ascending phase at knee joint angles of 90 — 61 degrees (lift - off and lower third).

They reported no difference in either upper or lower erector spinae muscle activity during the ascending phase of the lift.

They noted that erector spinae muscle activity at the time of lift off was 62 % and that erector spinae muscle activity increased from lift - off to knee passage, where it was 84 %.

Gullet et al. (2008) explored erector spinae muscle activity (at L3) in the back or front squat with 70 % of 1RM.

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

They reported superior erector spinae muscle activity in the front squat compared to the back squat, possibly because of the difference in relative load.

Comparing a range of compound exercises, McAllister et al. (2014) explored erector spinae muscle activity during the leg curl, good morning, glute - ham raise, and Romanian deadlift with 85 % of 1RM.

The use of instability devices (Swiss ball, stability cushion, BOSU ball) appears to affect erector spinae muscle activity.

Therefore, it appears that the lower erector spinae muscle activity is relatively high regardless of load, while thoracic erector spinae muscle activity displays a larger increase between loads < 60 % and loads of > 80 % of 1RM.

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.

They reported that the erector spinae muscle was greater when the back squat was performed on the floor with loads of 90 and 100 % of 1RM but there were no significant differences between conditions at 70 or 80 % of 1RM.

The erector spinae is highly active during a number of less traditional exercises, including the log - lift and tire - flip strongman events, but the sled push exercise produces lower muscle activity than the back squat.

The highest erector spinae muscle activity is displayed as the bar is lowered during the descending phase until its peak, but erector spinae muscle activity is similar throughout the whole of the ascending phase.

The erector spinae displays a greater proportion of type I muscle fibers than type II muscle fibers, with type I muscle fiber proportion ranging between 63 — 73 % and 62 — 74 % in the lumbar and thoracic regions, respectively.

Assessing the effect of surface stability during back squats, Bressel et al. (2009) explored erector spinae muscle activity during the barbell back squat with 50 % of 1RM both when standing on the floor and when standing on a BOSU ball.

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.