THE USE OF A PRE-ACTIVATION EXERCISE FOR THE HAMSTRINGS TO OPTIMISE THE AMOUNT OF MUSCLE ACTIVITY PRESENT WITHIN A NORDIC HAMSTRING CURL

Authors

Joseph O’Halloran
Gemma Milligan
Joshua Old
Antonio Sawaya
Jack Bowen

Category

Stronger

Document Type

Paper

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a pre activation exercise of the hamstring muscles on muscle activation during the Nordic curl. 8 male participants performed a set of Nordic Curls following a single leg Romanian deadlift using a theraband. Peak EMG data was analysed for each of the three hamstring muscles. Results show that there was a significant difference (p=0.012) in peak EMG muscle activity of the semitendinosus following activation compared to a control trial. There were no changes in peak EMG muscle activity of biceps femoris and semimembranosus. Use of a pre activation technique such as a theraband single leg Romanian deadlift can increase the peak activity in the Nordic curl and so should be performed first as a preventative measure in hamstring injuries.

Recommended Citation

O’Halloran, Joseph; Milligan, Gemma; Old, Joshua; Sawaya, Antonio; and Bowen, Jack (2017) "THE USE OF A PRE-ACTIVATION EXERCISE FOR THE HAMSTRINGS TO OPTIMISE THE AMOUNT OF MUSCLE ACTIVITY PRESENT WITHIN A NORDIC HAMSTRING CURL," ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 35: Iss. 1, Article 201.
Available at: https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol35/iss1/201