EVIDENCE-BASED
PRACTICE:
SUSPENSION
TRAINING
How effective is this popular training method with regards muscle activation, cardio health
and low back pain?
WORDS: DR MARK MCKEAN PhD
uspension training exercises have
become popular over the past
five years due to their versatility
and use across a broad range of
environments and client training goals.
Similarly, there has been an increase in
research published about the effectiveness
of suspension training systems, and in most
cases the research provides good evidence
to support its use. Here, we evaluate the
findings in relation to suspension training’s
effect on muscle EMG, the cardiovascular
system and low back pain.
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Effect on muscle EMG
Electromyography (EMG) is a
technique for evaluating
and recording the
electrical
activity
produced
by
skeletal mu