The Effect of Suspension Exercises on Muscular Activities: A Narrative Review

Year 2023, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 410 - 415, 31.05.2023

Elif Aygun Polat , Nevin Atalay Güzel

https://doi.org/10.46237/amusbfd.1180275

Abstract

Suspension exercises are functional exercises that combine closed kinetic chain exercises with an unstable environment as an alternative to traditional strengthening exercises. The specific effects of suspension exercises on muscular activities must be better understood. Therefore, this review aimed to compare the activities of different muscles in suspension exercises with their traditional counterparts. For this purpose, a search was conducted using the Medline (PubMed), Embase, and Cochrane Library databases in August 2022. Studies investigating the effect of suspension exercises on muscular activations and comparing them with their conventional counterparts were included in the review. Eight studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria. It was observed that suspension exercises increased activation in most muscle groups compared to conventional exercises, while there was no difference in activation in specific muscles. Therefore, it is essential to use a combination of traditional and suspension exercises for optimal performance with individualized planning.

Keywords

Muscle activation, Suspension training, Electromyography

Süspansiyon Egzersizlerinin Kassal Aktivasyonlar Üzerine Etkisi: Derleme

Abstract

Süspansiyon egzersizleri, geleneksel kuvvetlendirme egzersizlerine alternatif uygulanan, kapalı kinetik zincir egzersizlerinin stabil olmayan ortam ile birleştiği fonksiyonel egzersizlerdir. Süspansiyon egzersizlerinin kassal aktivasyonlar üzerine spesifik etkileri tam olarak bilinmemektedir. Bu nedenle bu derlemenin amacı, süspansiyon egzersizlerinde farklı kasların aktivasyonlarını geleneksel benzerleri ile karşılaştırmaktı. Bu amaçla, Ağustos 2022 tarihinde Medline (PubMed), Embase ve Cochrane Library veritabanları kullanılarak arama yapıldı. Süspansiyon egzersizlerinin kassal aktivasyonlara etkisini araştıran ve geleneksel benzerleri ile karşılaştıran çalışmalar derlemeye dahil edildi. 8 çalışma içleme kriterlerini sağladı. Süspansiyon egzersizleri, geleneksel egzersizlere kıyasla kas gruplarının çoğunda aktivasyonu arttırırken belirli kaslarda aktivasyon farklılığı gözlenmedi. Bu nedenle bireye özgü planlama yapılarak, optimal performans için geleneksel ve süspansiyon egzersizlerinin kombine kullanılması önemlidir.

Keywords

Kas aktivasyonu, Süspansiyon eğitimi, Elektromiyografi

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