Table 2.

Mean (±SEM) of muscle activation in the pre-sticking, sticking, and post-sticking region of the 11 different muscles.

	Pre-sticking region		Sticking region		Post-sticking region
Muscle (μv)	High bar	Low bar	High bar	Low bar	High bar	Low bar
Gluteus max	33 ± 5	34 ± 5*	93 ± 15	93 ± 15	85 ± 10	87 ± 9
Gluteus med	30 ± 4*	31 ± 4*	83 ± 13*	86 ± 15*	115 ± 16*	110 ± 14*
Biceps femoris	80 ± 8	105 ± 21	99 ± 19	116 ± 22	136 ± 33	136 ± 27
Semitendinosis	81 ± 17	51 ± 7	102 ± 21	97 ± 16	113 ± 20	111 ± 20
Vastus lateralis	378 ± 87*	391 ± 90*	331 ± 82*	335 ± 77*	257 ± 70*	226 ± 51*
Rectus femoris†	310 ± 61*	252 ± 60*	246 ± 64*	212 ± 57*	119 ± 47*	85 ± 54*
Vastus medialis†	381 ± 89	331 ± 79	361 ± 74	315 ± 66	292 ± 46	229 ± 45*
Soleus	238 ± 36‡	231 ± 43*	164 ± 37	154 ± 30	124 ± 23	133 ± 24
Gastrocnemius	156 ± 61	103 ± 35	67 ± 10	52 ± 7	72 ± 22	52 ± 10
Lower erector spinae†	273 ± 27	202 ± 30	251 ± 20	192 ± 26	202 ± 16*	124 ± 22*
Upper erector spinae	209 ± 59	210 ± 63	202 ± 54	189 ± 54	173 ± 58	88 ± 21*

^†Indicates a significant difference between the two conditions on a p < 0.05 level.

^*Indicates a significant difference with all other regions for this condition on a p < 0.05 level.

^‡Indicates a significant difference with all post-sticking region for this condition on a p < 0.05 level.