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Suspension-trainer exercise

Compared in the reviewR1 · 5 full-text papers, 11 abstract-only

At least one paper behind this review states what this option was measured against. That is not a ranking, and this option carries no evidence profile of its own.

Requirements it fills
  • horizontal push
    Strength · 3 papers put it here
  • horizontal pull
    Strength · 1 paper put it here
How it is performed
  • Performed with body in a neutral line from head to hip, elbow flexion angle at 90 degrees for isometric exercises, tempo at 60 bpm (1:0:1:0), and TRX straps at 90 degrees towards the ceiling. Performed with body in a neutral line from head to hip, shoulder-width apart stance, pronated grip, elbow flexion angle at 90 degrees for isometric exercises, tempo at 60 bpm (1:0:1:0), and TRX straps at 90 degrees towards the ceiling.

    Faik Vural, B. Erman, Igor Ranisavljev et al. (2023) · PLoS ONE · 10.1371/journal.pone.0291608
    Can different variations of suspension exercises provide adequate loads and muscle activations for upper body training?
  • Performed using a traditional suspension device or a pulley suspension device. Starting position involves holding the handles with a grip, engaging core muscles. Range of motion involves lowering the body until the chest almost touches the ground, then pushing back up. Tempo is controlled using a metronome in most studies. Performed with different handgrip types. Starting position involves holding the handles with a grip, engaging back muscles. Range of motion involves pulling the body up towards the handles, then lowering back down. Tempo is controlled using a metronome in most studies. Performed with variations such as hip abduction or arms extension. Starting position involves lying on the back with feet suspended. Range of motion involves lifting the hips up towards the ceiling, then lowering back down. Tempo is controlled using a metronome in most studies. Performed with the supine trunk positioned with a lumbopelvic retroversion. Starting position involves lying on the back with legs suspended. Range of motion involves curling the legs up towards the glutes, then lowering back down. Tempo is controlled using a metronome in most studies.

    Joan Aguilera-Castells, B. Buscà, A. Fort-Vanmeerhaeghe, Alicia M. Montalvo, J. Peña (2018) · Sports Biomechanics · 10.1080/14763141.2018.1472293
    Muscle activation in suspension training: a systematic review
  • Perform protraction exercises with TRX straps at angle 2, not coached and coached. Stand with TRX handles in hand, perform push-ups at angles 1, 2, and 3, same pace as standard push-up. Adopt push-up position with TRX straps hanging vertically, perform push-up at same pace as standard push-up. Stand at TRX push at angle 2, push out on a 45° angle, maintain body position.

    S. McGill, Jordan Cannon, J. Andersen (2014) · Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research · 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182a99459
    Analysis of Pushing Exercises: Muscle Activity and Spine Load While Contrasting Techniques on Stable Surfaces With a Labile Suspension Strap Training System
Dose

Nothing states what this option's dose measures — no library step prescribes this option and its review states no dose unit.

Dose and time, as the papers state it

No row states a dose or a time for this option.

Equipment

Equipment is a property of the movement and is authored, never derived from the evidence corpus (docs/research/round2/ROUND2_KNOWN_CORRECTIONS.md §1). This option resolves to no catalogue exercise, so nothing has authored it yet.

Level and prerequisites

No row states a level or a prerequisite for this option.

Progression and regression

No row states how to make this option harder or easier.

Who should not do this

The papers behind this option report nothing on contraindications, which is not the same as saying there are none.

Setting, as the studies used it
  • minimal or home (suspension trainer)

    Faik Vural, B. Erman, Igor Ranisavljev et al. (2023) · PLoS ONE · 10.1371/journal.pone.0291608
    Can different variations of suspension exercises provide adequate loads and muscle activations for upper body training?
What the papers compared it with

A paper measuring one option against another does not make the two interchangeable, and it does not say which to choose. These are listed as what the papers did, and nothing here proposes a substitution.

Suspension-trainer exercise