Table 1 Study characteristics investigating acute sEMG with kettlebell exercise
From: Kettlebell training in clinical practice: a scoping review
Author | Participants | Observing (muscles / region) | Exercise | Hardstyle Sport ‘other’ | Load (kg) | Comparator | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Age (yrs) | Weight (kg) | Gender | Active | Kettlebell proficient / novice | ||||||
Anderson et al. (2016) | 16 | 25 ± 6 | 80 ± 8 | M | Y | novice | trunk | 2H swing | other | 16 | 1H swing |
Caravan et al. (2018) | 33 | 22.2 ± 3.5 | 91.8 ± 8.0 | M | Y | novice | serratus anterior | bottoms-up carry | other | 12 | deg. of abdn |
Del Monte et al. (2017) [63] | 14 | 30.1 ± 3.9 | 89.89 ± 19.72 | M | Y | proficient | hamstring | 2H swing | hardstyle | 16–48 | squat swing + dbl. knee bend |
Dicus et al. (2018) [64] | 21 | 21.4 ± 0.5 (F) 20.9 ± 0.7 (M) | 69.7 ± 20.4 (F) 79.2 ± 12.1 (M) | M / F | Y | novice | deltoid + pec. Major | press | other | 25% 1RM | dumbbell |
Lim et al. (2018) | 24 | 22.5 ± 3.3 | 70.82 ± 7.2 | M / F | Y | novice | trunk + lower limb | 2H swing | hardstyle | 3 | multiple |
Lyons et al. (2017) [65] | 14 | 21.5 ± 2.03 | 85.53 ± 8.11 | M | Y | novice | trunk + upper + lower limbs | swing, clean + snatch | other | 4.5–32 | clean + snatch |
Rajala et al. (2016) | 9 | 21.4 ± 1.8 | 67.4 ± 9.6 | F | Y | novice | lower limb | 2H swing | other | 4.5 | OH swing |
St-Onge et al. (2018) [66] | 12 | 31.6 ± 8.2 | 72.4 ± 13.2 | M / F | Y | proficient | shoulder girdle | Turkish get-up | hardstyle | 8 (F) 16 (M) | none |
Van Gelder et al. (2015) [58] | 23 | 24 ± 1.97 | 61.8 ± 8.79 (F) 80.5 ± 10.0 (M) | M / F | Y | novice | gluteal + biceps femoris | 2H swing | other | 8–16 | 1H swing |
Wu et al. (2019) | 19 | 22.2 ± 1.1 | 76.0 ± 13.3 | M | Y | novice | lower limb | squat + lunge | other | 20 | - |
Zebis et al. (2013) [67] | 16 | 23 ± 3 | 66.2 ± 7.4 | F | Y | novice | hamstring | 2H swing | hardstyle | 12–16 | multiple |