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Baseball batting. An electromyographic study

B Shaffer1, F W Jobe, M Pink

  • 1Department of Orthopaedics, Georgetown Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
|July 1, 1993
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Baseball batting involves coordinated muscle activation, starting with the hips and trunk, then the arms. Strengthening hip and trunk muscles is crucial for developing batting power and stability.

Area of Science:

  • Biomechanics
  • Sports Science
  • Kinesiology

Background:

  • Understanding muscle activation patterns is key to optimizing athletic performance.
  • Baseball batting requires complex, coordinated movements across multiple body segments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the muscle firing patterns in 12 lower extremity, trunk, and upper extremity muscles during a baseball batting swing.
  • To identify key muscle groups involved in generating power and maintaining stability during the batting motion.

Main Methods:

  • Electromyography (EMG) was used to record muscle activity in 12 muscles.
  • Muscle activity was analyzed throughout the pre-swing, swing, and follow-through phases.

Main Results:

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  • Hamstring and gluteal muscles showed high activity during pre-swing and early swing, diminishing rapidly.
  • Vastus medialis, erector spinae, and abdominal obliques demonstrated sustained high activity (95-185% MMT) throughout the swing.
  • Supraspinatus and serratus anterior showed low muscle activity (<40% MMT).

    • Conclusions:

    • Batting is a sequential kinetic chain activity originating from the hip, progressing to the trunk, and finishing with the arms.
    • Hip and trunk muscles are critical for power generation and stability, indicating the need for targeted strengthening exercises.
    • Emphasis on hip and trunk strengthening is recommended for baseball players, rather than focusing on scapulohumeral muscles.