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  1. 1. Upper- & lower body strength and its correlation to performance in swimming

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap

    Author : Julia Björk; [2018]
    Keywords : Swimming; 400m; 50m; freestyle; strength; lat-pulldown; squat; velocity;

    Abstract : Background: To learn how to swim with proper technique takes fairly large amount of time and practice to learn and anelite swimmer spends 6-7 days training for improving aerobic capacity, anaerobic capacity and strength training for energy saving technique. Freestyle is the fastest swimming style and is performed in many different distances, 50m is classified as a sprint and the 400m as a middle-distance. READ MORE

  3. 2. Differences in muscle activity during the chin-up versus lat pulldown exercise. An electromyographic study.

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap

    Author : Isak Löfquist; [2017]
    Keywords : biomedicine; differences; muscle; activity; activation; latissimus; dorsi; biceps; brachii; rectus; abdominis; trapezius; chin-up; lat; pulldown; 1rm; 100; body; weight; gym; exercise;

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  4. 3. Muscle activation during the chin-up exercise versus the lat-pulldown exercise using different workloads : An Electromyography study

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap

    Author : Niklas Ekberg; [2017]
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    Abstract : Background: Two commonly used strength training exercises are the chin-up- and the lat-pulldown exercise. Both exercises are performed by using similar movement patterns and by using the same primary muscles. Previous research has shown that each exercise can exhibit unique training stimulus and should not be considered interchangeably. READ MORE