Schoenfeld, BJ. The mechanisms of muscle hypertrophy and their application to resistance
training. J Strength Cond Res 24 (10): 2857-2875, 2010-The quest to increase lean body …

Training of the trunk or core muscles for enhanced health, rehabilitation, and athletic
performance has received renewed emphasis. Instability resistance exercises have become …

In recent years, fitness practitioners have increasingly recommended core stability exercises
in sports conditioning programs. Greater core stability may benefit sports performance by …

Abstract Byrne, JM, Bishop, NS, Caines, AM, Crane, KA, Feaver, AM, and Pearcey, GEP.
Effect of using a suspension training system on muscle activation during the performance of …

Many position stands and review papers have refuted the myths associated with resistance
training (RT) in children and adolescents. With proper training methods, RT for children and …

Background and Purpose: While the popularity of instability resistance training (resistance
training that involves the use of unstable surfaces and devices: IRT) is evident in fitness …

Study Design Controlled laboratory study. Objectives To clarify whether differences in
surface stability influence trunk muscle activity. Background Lumbar stabilization exercises …

Cross‐sectional studies revealed that inclusion of unstable elements in core‐strengthening
exercises produced increases in trunk muscle activity and thus potential extra stimuli to …

Background The effectiveness of strength training on unstable surfaces (STU) versus stable
surfaces (STS) or a control condition (CON; ie áno training or regular training only) for …

Saeterbakken, AH, van den Tillaar, R, and Seiler, S. Effect of core stability training on
throwing velocity in female handball players. J Strength Cond Res 25 (3): 712-718, 2011 …