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Table 2 Study characteristics investigating acute motion analysis with kettlebell exercise

From: Kettlebell training in clinical practice: a scoping review

Author

Participants

Measurements

Exercise

Hardstyle

/ Sport /

other

Load

(kg)

Control / comparator

n

Age (yrs)

Weight (kg)

Gender

Active

Kettlebell

proficient

/ novice

Back et al. (2016) [68]

7

32 ± 1 (exp)

30 ± 1.41 (beg)

70.5 ± 1.8

78.33 ± 3.86

unknown

Y

proficient

joint segment angle and velocity at the pelvis, hip, knee, ankle, shoulder, elbow and wrist

2H swing

hardstyle

16 kg

expert

Bullock et al. (2017) [57]

15

26.7 ± 4.3

77.6 ± 13.5

M / F

Y

proficient

cycle time + joint segment angle and velocity at the ankle, knee and hip

2H swing

other

12 - 20 kg

overhead + Indian club swing

Oikarinen et al. (2016)a [69]

5

28–50

unknown

M

Y

novice

joint segment angles at the shoulder, elbow and wrist + segment angle and velocity at the lumbar

2H swing

other

16 - 24 kg

overhead

Ross et al. (2015) [70]

4

29–47

68.3–108.1

M

Y

proficient

horizontal and vertical displacement + velocity of the kettlebell

snatch

Sport

32 kg

none

Silva et al. (2017)b [71]

1

25

72

M

Y

novice

joint segment ankles of arm-trunk, thigh-trunk and leg-thigh + time

OH swing

other

unknown

unstable surface

Van Gelder et al. (2015) [58]

23

24 ± 1.97

61.8 ± 8.79 (F) 80.5 ± 10.0 (M)

M / F

Y

novice

joint segment angle at the hip

2H swing

other

8 - 16 kg

1H swing

Zin et al. (2018)b [72]

3

24 ± 0.82

70.2 ± 5.18

M

Y

novice

joint segment angles at the hip, knee and ankle

2H swing

hardstyle

4 - 8 kg

load

  1. athesis, bconference paper, 2H two-handed, OH overhead, exp. expert, beg beginner