Hamstring myoelectrical activity during three different kettlebell swing exercises

Michael J Del Monte; David A Opar; Ryan G Timmins; James Ross; Justin W L Keogh; Christian Lorenzen

doi:10.1519/JSC.0000000000002254

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Hamstring myoelectrical activity during three different kettlebell swing exercises

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Hamstring myoelectrical activity during three different kettlebell swing exercises

Michael J Del Monte, David A Opar, Ryan G Timmins, James Ross, Justin W L Keogh and Christian Lorenzen

Journal of strength and conditioning research, Vol.34(7), pp.1953-1958

2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002254

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resistance

rehabilitation

Kettlebell exercises have become an increasingly popular form of resistance training and component of lower body rehabilitative training programs; despite a lack of scientific literature illustrating internal mechanisms and effectiveness of these approaches. Participants (n=14) performed three different styles of kettlebell swings (hip hinge, squat and double knee extension) and were assessed for medial hamstrings (MH) and biceps femoris (BF) myoelectrical activity via surface electromyography (sEMG). Bipolar pre-gelled Ag/AgCl surface electromyography (sEMG) electrodes (10mm diameter, 20mm inter-electrode distance) were placed on the participant's dominant limb after correct skin preparation. There was a main effect for swing type (p = 0.004), where the hip hinge swing elicited a greater overall MH and BF sEMG in comparison to the squat swing (mean difference = 3.92; 95% CI = 1.53 to 6.32; p = 0.002) and the double knee extension swing (mean difference = 5.32; 95% CI = 0.80 to 9.83; p = 0.020). Across all swing types, normalised percentage of MH sEMG was significantly higher compared to the BF (mean difference = 9.93; 95% CI = 1.67 to 18.19; p = 0.022). The hip hinge kettlebell swing produced the greatest amount of hamstring sEMG for the three styles of kettlebell swings assessed. These findings have implications for the application of kettlebell swing exercises in strength and conditioning, injury prevention and rehabilitation programs.

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Title: Hamstring myoelectrical activity during three different kettlebell swing exercises
Authors: Michael J Del Monte (Author) - Australian Catholic University
David A Opar (Author) - Australian Catholic University
Ryan G Timmins (Author) - Australian Catholic University
James Ross (Author) - Australian Catholic University
Justin W L Keogh (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Christian Lorenzen (Author) - Australian Catholic University
Publication details: Journal of strength and conditioning research, Vol.34(7), pp.1953-1958
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Date published: 2020
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000002254
ISSN: 1064-8011
Copyright note: Copyright © 2020 Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. This accepted manuscript is reproduced here in accordance to the publisher's copyright policy. The definitive version is available from el Monte, Michael J; Opar, David A; Timmins, Ryan G; Ross, James A; Keogh, Justin W.L.; Lorenzen, Christian Hamstring Myoelectrical Activity During Three Different Kettlebell Swing Exercises, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research: July 2020 - Volume 34 - Issue 7 - p 1953-1958 doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000002254
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451266502621
Output Type: Journal article

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