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Does the Kinetic Chain Work in the Forehand Drive Open Stance? What Electromyographic Analysis of the latissimus Dorsi and the Posterior Deltoid Muscles Showed Us

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  • Christos Mourtzios

    (Democritus University of Thrace, Greece)

  • Ioannis Athanailidis

    (Democritus University of Thrace, Greece)

  • Vasilia Arvanitidou

    (Democritus University of Thrace, Greece)

  • Dimitrios Papadimitriou

    (University of Thessaly, Greece)

  • Eleftherios Kellis

    (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)

Abstract

This study examines electromyographic activity of the latissimus dorsi and the posterior deltoid, which act as competitors and agonists, respectively, during the rotational movement in the forehand drive technique with an open stance, among young tennis players aged 12-16. Eleven athletes participated in the research. The average of the maximum activation of the latissimus dorsi recorded with EMG, in the movement of the forehand drive corresponds to 4,15±1,137 and for the posterior deltoid, the maximum activation was 6,70±1,90. The results of the measurements indicate differences in the sequence of activation between the two muscles. The posterior deltoid was the second muscle to contract after the latissimus dorsi. At the start of the rotating action, the latissimus dorsi was most fully activated, while the maximum activation posterior deltoid was towards the end of the movement. The t-test showed P

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  • Christos Mourtzios & Ioannis Athanailidis & Vasilia Arvanitidou & Dimitrios Papadimitriou & Eleftherios Kellis, 2023. "Does the Kinetic Chain Work in the Forehand Drive Open Stance? What Electromyographic Analysis of the latissimus Dorsi and the Posterior Deltoid Muscles Showed Us," European Journal of Sport Sciences, European Open Science, vol. 2(3), pages 8-13, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:epw:sport0:v:2:y:2023:i:3:id:9081
    DOI: 10.24018/ejsport.2023.2.3.81
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