DB ROW – ELBOWS IN vs. OTHER EXERCISES
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EMG STUDIES
ERECTOR SPINAE, MULTIFIDUS, RECTUS ABDOMINIS, EXTERNAL OBLIQUE
– DB Row, BB Row, Seated Cable Row, Machine Row
The effect of bilateral and unilateral row exercises on core muscle activation · 2015 – Saeterbakken; Vidar Andersen
Procedure
– 15 resistance-trained men
Results
Erector spinae: bb row 30% · db row 28% · seated cable bilateral 25% · machine bilateral 25% · seated cable unilateral 15% · machine unilateral 12%
Multifidus: bb row 22% · db row 22% · machine bilateral 20% · seated cable bilateral 18% · seated cable unilateral 15% · machine unilateral 15%
External oblique: db row 25% · seated cable unilateral 15% · machine unilateral 15%
Rectus abdominis: no significant differences
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