Effects of Band-Resisted Abduction on Muscle Activity between the Barbell Hip Thrust and Barbell Glute Bridge

The importance of hip extensor and abductor muscles for sport performance injury reduction is well-documented. To target these muscle groups, the barbell thrust glute bridge are used to load posterior kinetic chain while band-resisted abduction exercises, like side stepping, lateral chain. However, combining with hip-extension dominant exercises has not yet been investigated. In this study, ten male subjects underwent a two-part research protocol surface electromyography (sEMG) measured during 5-repetition maximum (5-RM) determine differences in peak mean muscular activity between (BBHT) (BHT), (BBGB) (BGB). results indicated three significant pairs, both banded conditions eliciting greater sEMG Upper Gluteus Maximus compared non-banded conditions. BGB unexpectedly elicited Medius BBGB. could potentially be explained by reciprocal inhibition synergistic dominance. Further needed make definitive statements on superiority over transferability performance.