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.
Not exact matches
At the end of the research, it was found out that there was increased
muscle activation in the
thoracic erector spinae.
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.
Comparing the effect of load, Vigotsky et al. (2014) explored the
muscle activity of the lumbar (at L3) and
thoracic (at T9)
erector spinae during the good morning exercise performed with varying relative loads (50 — 90 % of 1RM).
Sirca et al. (1985) reported that the
erector spinae at the lower
thoracic region (at T9) displayed 73 — 74 % type I
muscle fibers, in female individuals.
Mannion et al. (1997) reported that the
thoracic erector spinae displayed 62 % type I
muscle fibers in female, and 68 % in male individuals.
Initially, this fear may look sensible: lifting several hundred pounds off the floor — levying all the pressure on the back, especially on the
erector spinae and low - back
muscles — would result in a lumbar and
thoracic disaster.