Network Magazine summer 2015 | Page 52

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. S Effect on muscle EMG Electromyography (EMG) is a technique for evaluating and recording the electrical activity produced by skeletal mu