Effect of abdominal bracing training on strength and power of trunk and lower limb muscles
Effect of abdominal bracing training on strength and power of trunk and lower limb muscles
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腹部支撑训练对躯干和下肢肌肉力量和爆发力的影响
DOI:
10.1007/s00421-016-3424-9
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发表时间:
2016
影响因子:
3
通讯作者:
Hiroaki Kanehisa
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作者:
Kota Tayashiki;Sumiaki Maeo;Seiji Usui;Naokazu Miyamoto;Hiroaki Kanehisa
PurposeIt is unknown whether maximal voluntary co-contraction of abdominal muscles, called abdominal bracing, can be a training maneuver for improving strength and power of trunk and lower limb muscles. The present study aimed to elucidate this.MethodsTwenty young adult men (23.3 ± 1.8 years) were allocated to training (TG,n= 11) or control (CG,n= 9) group. TG conducted an 8-week training program (3 days/week) consisting of 2-s maximal abdominal bracing followed by 2-s muscle relaxation (5 × 10 repetitions/day). Maximal voluntary isometric strength during trunk flexion and extension, hip extension, and knee extension, maximal lifting power from sitting position, and the thicknesses of abdominal muscles were measured before and after the intervention. In addition, surface electromyograms from trunk and lower limb muscles and intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) during the maximal abdominal bracing and maximal lifting tasks were also determined.ResultsAfter the intervention, TG showed significant increases in isometric trunk extension (+14.4 %) and hip extension (+34.7 %) strength and maximal lifting power (+15.6 %), while CG did not show any changes in strength and power variables. Furthermore, TG had significant gains in the muscle thickness of the oblique internal (+22.4 %), maximal IAP during abdominal bracing (+36.8 %), and the rate of IAP rise during lifting task (+58.8 %), without corresponding changes in CG.ConclusionThe current study indicates that a training style with maximal voluntary co-contraction of abdominal muscles can be an effective maneuver for increasing strength and power during movements involving trunk and hip extensions, without using external load.