1Student, Dept. Physical Therapy, Sun Moon Univeresity, Republic of Korea
2Professor, Dept. Physical Therapy, Sun Moon Univeresity, Republic of Korea
*Corresponding Author: Ji Heon Hong Professor, Division of Physical Therapy, Sunmoon University, Korea Email: hgh1020@hanmail.net
Online published on 7 December, 2018.
The purpose of this study is to compare the muscle activation of the upper limb muscle according to the position changes when performing rowing ergometer exercise.
20 healthy males who voluntarily agreed with the sufficient explanations about the purpose and method of this study were participated. Subjects were given a Navel, Chest, and Neck position. They did warm up for 20 seconds, rowing for 1 minute and cool down exercise for 30 seconds. Also they were given resting time for 1 hour between each of the pulling positions. One-way ANOVA was used to analyze the study data and LSD correction was used for the Post-hoc.
There was no significant difference in flexor and extensor carpi radialis when three of the positions were compared, but there was a significant difference in posterior deltoid, middle deltoid and biceps brachii. Every muscle showed with highest activation in the Neck position.
In conclusion, the position can be selectively applied to increase muscle strength of the upper limb muscle considering the change of the specific muscle activation according to the change of position.
Rowing Ergometer, Muscle Activation, Upper Limb, Electromyography
