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. 2017 Aug 1;58:5–13. doi: 10.1515/hukin-2017-0068

Table 1.

Comparison of the normalized (%MVC) EMG of the selected musculature between pull-up variations

%MVC
LD BB MT PD
PU 79.82 ± 21.95 43.93 ± 13.94 60.52 ± 18.06 106.09 ± 69.64
SP 83.76 ± 18.14 45.80 ± 16.33 55.21 ± 15.13 102.48 ± 61.44
TP 85.34 ± 19.78 41.42 ± 17.40 51.00 ± 14.22 100.94 ± 61.04

PU = Pull-up, SP = Suspension device pull-up, TP = Towel pull-up, LD = Latissimus Dorsi, BB = Biceps Brachii, MT = Mid-Trapezius, PD = Posterior Deltoid

Significantly lower than PU (p < 0.05)