Publications by authors named "Luiza Pizarro Chaffe"
J Sport Rehabil
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on the quadriceps femoris, a muscle commonly injured in sports involving kicking and sprinting, and assesses whether eccentric exercises like the Reverse Nordic Curl (RNC) can help prevent these injuries.
- Twenty-three healthy participants were monitored while performing RNC and three bodyweight squat exercises (single-leg squat, Bulgarian squat, forward lunge) to compare the eccentric activation of quadriceps muscles.
- The results indicated that RNC had similar activation levels for some muscles compared to squat-based exercises but was less effective at activating the vastus lateralis, suggesting it may not offer superior benefits for quadriceps strength training.
