Upper Limb Neuromuscular Activities and Synergies Comparison between Elite and Nonelite Athletics in Badminton Overhead Forehand Smash

Table 2

Mean value of local VAF for each muscle when elite and nonelite athletics had three synergies. VAF: variance accounted for.

Muscle		VAF (mean ± SD)
Supraspinatus	Elite	0.90 ± 0.029
	Nonelite	0.91 ± 0.032
Biceps brachii	Elite	0.93 ± 0.018
	Nonelite	0.91 ± 0.026
Infraspinatus	Elite	0.95 ± 0.021
	Nonelite	0.90 ± 0.031
Middle deltoid	Elite	0.93 ± 0.011
	Nonelite	0.89 ± 0.071
Serratus anterior	Elite	0.92 ± 0.042
	Nonelite	0.94 ± 0.019