Date Available
8-4-2022
Year of Publication
2020
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Document Type
Master's Thesis
College
Education
Department/School/Program
Kinesiology and Health Promotion
First Advisor
Dr. Lance Bollinger
Abstract
Flywheel resistance training (FRT) has become an increasingly popular modality for exercising due to its unique application of providing external resistance. Little is known about how changes in relative inertial loads affects performance and electromyography (EMG) activity. The purpose of this study was to examine how performance metrics and quadriceps EMG activity are affected by relative inertial load during FRT-based squats. Fifteen resistance trained individuals completed five sets of five repetitions of squats with varying relative inertial loads in random order. Peak Eccentric Power (PEP), Peak Concentric Power (PCP), average force, total work, and repetition time were measured. Surface level EMG activity of the vastus lateralis (VL), vastus medialis (VM), and rectus femoris (RF) and knee joint angle and velocity (electrogoniometers) were measured continuously. As relative inertial load is increased during FRT-based squats, we see that PEP and PCP decreased and iEMG activity increased due to a decrease in movement velocity and an increase in stimulus duration, demonstrating that peak recruitment is achieved even at very low relative inertial loads.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2020.330
Funding Information
UK College of Education Creative Activities Award (LB)- One Time Award 2018
Recommended Citation
Brantley, Jason Todd Jr., "EFFECTS OF RELATIVE INERTIAL LOAD ON PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND QUADRICEPS ELECTROMYOGRAPHY DURING FLYWHEEL RESISTANCE TRAINING SQUATS" (2020). Theses and Dissertations--Kinesiology and Health Promotion. 78.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/khp_etds/78
