{"id":17367,"date":"2025-03-26T13:26:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T17:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/?p=17367"},"modified":"2025-03-26T13:32:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T17:32:43","slug":"arm-wrestling-in-biol-4309-studies-in-human-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/2025\/arm-wrestling-in-biol-4309-studies-in-human-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Arm Wrestling in BIOL 4309 Studies in Human Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wonder what happens in an upper-year Biology lab? It might not be what you think! Students in BIOL 4309 <span class=\"courseblocktitle\">Studies in Human Performance learn about electromyography (EMG) through&#8230; Arm Wrestling!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This course explores the biomechanical underpinnings of human performance including the quantitative analysis of human motion in normal activities and in athletic performance.<\/p>\n<p>Check out this video from one of the lab sessions this Winter 2025 where Lab Coordinator Andras Dobai, with special guest Per Law from the <span data-teams=\"true\">Carleton Arm Wrestling Club, <\/span>lead the study of <span class=\"courseblocktitle\">electromyography (EMG) through calibration, safety, techniques and data collection: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SKUa8p20_ds?si=KCI3uMR0AP4BfZ_d&amp;t=720\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/SKUa8p20_ds?si=KCI3uMR0AP4BfZ_d&amp;t=720<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wonder what happens in an upper-year Biology lab? It might not be what you think! 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