Electromyographical Study of Training for Preventing Athletic Lower Back Pain

【Supercategory：7. DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Subcategory：7.5 Vol.5】

　The purpose of this study was to investigate the training method for preventing athletic lower back pain. Some training movements performed by three male college athletes were analyzed electromyographically in order to find out the methodological problems of weight training. The conclusions were obtained as follows. The higher probability occurring the lower back pain was found in keeping the barbell away from the body and simultaneously bending the upper trunk forward while lifting the barbell. The mechanical strain on the lower back was found to be smaller in the method keeping both hands behind the head than behind the hip while performing the back extension.

DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Vol.5/THE DESCENTE AND ISHIMOTO MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION SPORTS SCIENCE

Researcher	Yoshinori.Miyazaki, Makoto Shichirui, Tutomu Kuchiki
University or institution	Tokyo Gakugei University

Keywords

training method, athletic lower back pain, weight training

back to "Reseach Seeds" page