The Effects of Varying Glenohumeral Joint Angle on Acute Volume Load, Muscle Activation, Swelling, and Echo-Intensity on the Biceps Brachii in Resistance-Trained Individuals
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Experimental Design
2.2. Subjects
2.3. Familiarization
2.4. Experimental Sessions
2.5. Overall Session EMG
2.6. Muscle Thickness
2.7. Echo Intensity
2.8. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Volume Load and Overall Session EMG
3.2. Muscle Swelling and Echo Intensity
4. Discussion
4.1. Volume Load and Overall Session EMG
4.2. Muscle Swelling and Echo Intensity
4.3. Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Barakat, C.; Barroso, R.; Alvarez, M.; Rauch, J.; Miller, N.; Bou-Sliman, A.; De Souza, E.O. The Effects of Varying Glenohumeral Joint Angle on Acute Volume Load, Muscle Activation, Swelling, and Echo-Intensity on the Biceps Brachii in Resistance-Trained Individuals. Sports 2019, 7, 204. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports7090204
Barakat C, Barroso R, Alvarez M, Rauch J, Miller N, Bou-Sliman A, De Souza EO. The Effects of Varying Glenohumeral Joint Angle on Acute Volume Load, Muscle Activation, Swelling, and Echo-Intensity on the Biceps Brachii in Resistance-Trained Individuals. Sports. 2019; 7(9):204. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports7090204
Chicago/Turabian StyleBarakat, Christopher, Renato Barroso, Michael Alvarez, Jacob Rauch, Nicholas Miller, Anton Bou-Sliman, and Eduardo O. De Souza. 2019. "The Effects of Varying Glenohumeral Joint Angle on Acute Volume Load, Muscle Activation, Swelling, and Echo-Intensity on the Biceps Brachii in Resistance-Trained Individuals" Sports 7, no. 9: 204. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports7090204