Light weights are as effective as heavy weights for muscle activation in the Hammerobics exercise

• Koji Murofushi ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: kojimuro.ssc@tmd.ac.jp

  Affiliations Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Sports Science Center, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Government of Japan Ministry of Education Culture Sports Science and Technology, Japan Sports Agency, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1265-2957

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• Tomoki Oshikawa,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology

  Affiliation Waseda University, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Koji Kaneoka,

  Roles Supervision

  Affiliation Waseda University, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Hiroshi Akuzawa,

  Roles Data curation, Methodology, Software

  Affiliation Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9316-5570

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• Sho Mitomo,

  Roles Formal analysis, Validation

  Affiliation Clinical Center for Sports Medicine and Sports Dentistry, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Genki Hatano,

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliation Institute of Sport Science, ASICS Corporation, Kobe, Japan

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• Hidetaka Furuya,

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliation Iryo Hojin Shadan Sonodakai, Department of Rehabilitation, Sonoda Third Hospital, Adachi-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Kenji Hirohata,

  Roles Formal analysis, Software, Validation

  Affiliation Clinical Center for Sports Medicine and Sports Dentistry, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Kazuyoshi Yagishita

  Roles Supervision

  Affiliation Clinical Center for Sports Medicine and Sports Dentistry, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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