Table 13 Case study (elite trumpeter) – muscle activity measured as the area under the trace (RMS) expressed as a percentage of the level seen during standing
From: The effect of standing and sitting postures on breathing in brass players
Carmen (low range) | Mahler (middle range) | Strauss (upper range) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rectus ab. | Ext. obl. | Rectus ab. | Ext. obl. | Rectus ab. | Ext. obl. | |
Sit slope down | 80 | 94 | 67 | 81 | 84 | 80 |
Sit flat | 51 | 82 | 45 | 66 | 56 | 32 |