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EMG Activity of the Biceps and Triceps Brachii During Basketball Chest Pass and Reception: Group Differences Based on Age, Experience, and Limb Dominance

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datacite.subject.fosCiências Médicas::Ciências da Saúde
datacite.subject.fosEngenharia e Tecnologia::Outras Engenharias e Tecnologias
datacite.subject.sdg03:Saúde de Qualidade
dc.contributor.authorAmaro, Catarina M.
dc.contributor.authorCastro, Maria António
dc.contributor.authorAmaro, Ana M.
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-31T15:02:01Z
dc.date.available2026-08-31T15:02:01Z
dc.date.issued2026-05-28
dc.descriptionArticle number - 5385.
dc.descriptionThis article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Biomechanics of Human Movement and Its Clinical Applications: 2nd Edition)
dc.description.abstractUnderstanding muscle activation patterns during sport-specific skills is essential for optimizing performance and training strategies. In basketball, upper limb actions such as passing and receiving require precise coordination and effective neuromuscular control. The main goal of this study was to analyze and compare the muscle activity of the biceps brachii and triceps brachii during the execution and reception of the two-handed chest pass in basketball players with different levels of competitive experience. Surface electromyography (EMG) data were collected from 14 federated athletes, aged between 11 and 29 years, using the BioSignal Plux system. Participants were allocated into two groups according to their playing experience. Muscle activation was analysed in terms of activation time (AT) and percentage of muscle activation (%MA), normalised to maximum voluntary contraction (MVC). A linear mixed model was used to evaluate the effects of experience level, limb dominance, and their interaction while accounting for repeated measures within participants. No significant differences were observed between dominant and non-dominant limbs for any variable. Significant differences between experience/ age groups were identified mainly in the triceps brachii, particularly for activation time in the lateral head and %MA in the long head. In general, more experienced/aged athletes demonstrated higher levels of neuromuscular activation and shorter activation times, suggesting different motor control strategies. A significant positive association was found between years of practice and %MA of the long head of the triceps brachii. These findings provide novel insights into neuromuscular recruitment during both the execution and reception phases of the basketball chest pass and may inform training strategies aimed at enhancing technical efficiency across developmental stages.eng
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research is sponsored by national funds through FCT- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, under projects UID/00285 - Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes and LA/P/0112/2020. M.A.C. acknowledges the research support provided by CEMMPRE by national funds through FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, under projects UID/00285/2025 and LA/P/0112/2020, CDRSP UID/04044/2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.54499/UID/04044/2025 and ciTechCare UID/05704/2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.54499/UID/05704/2025. The authors acknowledge the support of RoboCorp Laboratory, i2A, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra and the student Alexandre Cavaleiro, for his collaboration in this work.
dc.description.sponsorshipC.M.A. thanks the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), Portugal, for the financial support through the Doctoral Scholarship 2023.05546.BD.
dc.identifier.citationAmaro, C.M.; Castro, M.A.; Amaro, A.M. EMG Activity of the Biceps and Triceps Brachii During Basketball Chest Pass and Reception: Group Differences Based on Age, Experience, and Limb Dominance. Appl. Sci. 2026, 16, 5385. https://doi.org/10.3390/app16115385
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/app16115385
dc.identifier.issn2076-3417
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/16758
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relationCentre for Mechanical Enginnering, Materials and Processes
dc.relationAdvanced Production and Intelligent Systems
dc.relationCentre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development
dc.relationCenter for Innovative Care and Health Technology
dc.relation.hasversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/16/11/5385
dc.relation.ispartofApplied Sciences
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectBasketball performance
dc.subjectChest pass and reception
dc.subjectElectromyography
dc.subjectMuscle activation
dc.subjectUpper limb biomechanics
dc.titleEMG Activity of the Biceps and Triceps Brachii During Basketball Chest Pass and Reception: Group Differences Based on Age, Experience, and Limb Dominanceeng
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