August 2011

Optimization proposal for squatting exercise: An EMG analysis

  This study aims to evaluate the behavior of the neuromuscular muscle groups (rectus femoris and soleus) during the execution of the squat exercise in two different protocols under varying floor angles. To quantify the muscle recruitment during exercise, surface electromyography was used with the following conditions:Free Squats, Squats with Swiss Ball support and three different floors’ positions:...

Author(s): Felipe Sampaio-Jorge, Máira Regina Rodrigues, Márcio Magini, Rafael Pereira de Paula and Roosevelt Silva

August 2011

Effects of a 6-week nadi-shodhana pranayama training on cardio-pulmonary parameters

  The aim of the study is to assess the effects of a 6-week nadi-shodhana pranayama  training on cardio-pulmonary parameters. A group of 30 male healthy subjects were selected from department of physical education (T), Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar (Punjab, India), aged 18 – 24 years, volunteered to participate in the study.  Subjects were assigned into two groups: A (experimental:...

Author(s): Sukhdev Singh, Vishaw Gaurav and Ved Parkash