ABS, HIP FLEXORS & SPINAL MUSCLES – PIKE
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EMG STUDIES
RECTUS ABDOMINIS UPPER & LOWER, EXTERNAL & INTERNAL OBLIQUE
– Multiple Exercises
Electromyographic analysis of traditional and nontraditional abdominal exercises: implications for rehabilitation and training – Escamilla – 2006
Results
Upper Rectus Abdominis:
– Reverse Crunch 30º Incline 78 . Wheel Rollout 77 . Hanging Knee-up 70 . Crunch 58
Lower Rectus Abdominis:
– Wheel Rollout 80 . Hanging Knee-up 77 . Wheel Pike 56 . Reverse Crunch 30º Incline 52 . Crunch 48 . Wheel Knee-up 45
External Obliques:
– Wheel Pike 96 . Wheel Knee-up 80 . Hanging Knee-up 80 . Wheel Rollout 65 . Reverse Crunch with Weights 55
Internal Obliques:
– Reverse Crunch 30º Incline 86 . Hanging Knee-up 86 . Wheel Pike 82 . Reverse Crunch 55
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