TY  - BOOK
AU  - Apolonio, Reinier
AU  - De Leon, Anadea Corrie
AU  - Exconde, Melissa
AU  - Fullero, Darilyn
AU  - Lastimosa, Louela
AU  - Rayoso, Ana Pamela
AU  - Roman, Marissa
AU  - Servilla, Maria Anne
TI  - A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN SITTING CURL-UPS USING DUPLEX PULLEY AND SUPINE CURL-UPS IN STRENGTHENING THE ABDOMINALS AMONG FIRST YEAR STUDENTS S.Y 2006-2007
AV  - PT20070001 
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Quezon City
PB  - FEU-NRMF
N1  - Koakh
N2  - ABSTRACT It has been widely known that curl-ups are done in supine position, which puts the body against gravity, adding resistance to the abdominal muscles. This is done by attempting to assume a semi-sitting position until the interior angles of the scapulae rise from the supporting surface. With this motion, the abdominal muscles eccentrically and concentrically contract; as the body rises from the supporting surface, the abdominal muscle concentrically contract and as the body slowly goes back to the supine position, the abdominals eccentrically contract. Duplex pulley is exercise equipment usually used to strengthen the upper extremity, but its use to exercise the abdominals may also be seen in some health gyms. With the person`s back facing the pulley, the exercise is done by pulling the elastic straps down, while tucking the abdominals. This exercise is may be in the clinics to strengthen the abdominal area on patients suffering from low back pain. The determinants needed to increase muscle strength include intensity, volume, repetition, sets/bouts, frequency, rest, duration, mode exercise, speed.
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