Effectiveness of different bases of support during Y-raise exercises on upper and lower trapezius electromyographic activity in healthy male subjects

Background: Y-raise exercise (YE) is often recommended as an effective intervention for increasing lower trapezius (LT) muscle activation. Methods: 15 healthy males were asked to perform YE with different bases of support while lying prone: YE, YE on a Togu jumper (YET) and YE on a foam roller (...

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Main Authors: Su-Yeon Bae, Tae-Hyeong Kim, In-Cheol Jeon
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Published: MRE Press 2025-03-01
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description Background: Y-raise exercise (YE) is often recommended as an effective intervention for increasing lower trapezius (LT) muscle activation. Methods: 15 healthy males were asked to perform YE with different bases of support while lying prone: YE, YE on a Togu jumper (YET) and YE on a foam roller (YEF) in random order. Upper trapezius (UT) and LT activities were measured using surface electromyography during three different exercises. One-way repeated analysis of variance and Bonferroni post hoc test were used to compare the muscle activities. The significance level was set at α = 0.017. Results: The muscle activity of LT and the ratio of LT/UT muscle activity were significantly different among three different exercises (YE, YET, YEF) (adjusted p-value (padj) < 0.017). The muscle activity of LT was higher during the YEF than the YE and YET (padj < 0.017). The LT/UT muscle activity ratio during the YEF was higher than the YE (padj < 0.017). Conclusions: YEF can be recommended to selectively enhance LT activation and improve the LT/UT activity ratio in healthy male subjects.
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spelling doaj-art-e0dfd95b1f88417285e1e6c27a162abc2025-08-20T01:50:21ZengMRE PressJournal of Men's Health1875-68671875-68592025-03-0121311211810.22514/jomh.2025.042S1875-6867(25)00359-8Effectiveness of different bases of support during Y-raise exercises on upper and lower trapezius electromyographic activity in healthy male subjectsSu-Yeon Bae0Tae-Hyeong Kim1In-Cheol Jeon2Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate School, College of Life and Health Sciences, Hoseo University, 31499 Asan, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Physical Therapy, Graduate School, College of Life and Health Sciences, Hoseo University, 31499 Asan, Republic of KoreaResearch Institute for Basic Sciences, Hoseo University, 31499 Asan, Republic of KoreaBackground: Y-raise exercise (YE) is often recommended as an effective intervention for increasing lower trapezius (LT) muscle activation. Methods: 15 healthy males were asked to perform YE with different bases of support while lying prone: YE, YE on a Togu jumper (YET) and YE on a foam roller (YEF) in random order. Upper trapezius (UT) and LT activities were measured using surface electromyography during three different exercises. One-way repeated analysis of variance and Bonferroni post hoc test were used to compare the muscle activities. The significance level was set at α = 0.017. Results: The muscle activity of LT and the ratio of LT/UT muscle activity were significantly different among three different exercises (YE, YET, YEF) (adjusted p-value (padj) < 0.017). The muscle activity of LT was higher during the YEF than the YE and YET (padj < 0.017). The LT/UT muscle activity ratio during the YEF was higher than the YE (padj < 0.017). Conclusions: YEF can be recommended to selectively enhance LT activation and improve the LT/UT activity ratio in healthy male subjects.https://oss.jomh.org/files/article/20250328-515/pdf/JOMH2024110103.pdfbase of supportlower trapeziusupper trapeziusy-raise exercise
spellingShingle Su-Yeon Bae
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Effectiveness of different bases of support during Y-raise exercises on upper and lower trapezius electromyographic activity in healthy male subjects
Journal of Men's Health
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upper trapezius
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title Effectiveness of different bases of support during Y-raise exercises on upper and lower trapezius electromyographic activity in healthy male subjects
title_full Effectiveness of different bases of support during Y-raise exercises on upper and lower trapezius electromyographic activity in healthy male subjects
title_fullStr Effectiveness of different bases of support during Y-raise exercises on upper and lower trapezius electromyographic activity in healthy male subjects
title_full_unstemmed Effectiveness of different bases of support during Y-raise exercises on upper and lower trapezius electromyographic activity in healthy male subjects
title_short Effectiveness of different bases of support during Y-raise exercises on upper and lower trapezius electromyographic activity in healthy male subjects
title_sort effectiveness of different bases of support during y raise exercises on upper and lower trapezius electromyographic activity in healthy male subjects
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upper trapezius
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