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Twenty-four healthy adult males performed PHE under three randomized conditions: ADIM, MR, and ADIM combined with MR. Electromyography was used to measure gluteus maximus (GM), erector spinae (ES), internal oblique (IO), and hamstring activity, while anterior pelvic tilt angle was assessed using a gyroscopic sensor. Repeated-measures ANOVA revealed significant differences across conditions (p &lt; 0.05). Post hoc analysis showed that GM and IO activity were significantly greater in the ADIM combined with MR condition than in either ADIM or MR alone, with MR also producing higher values than ADIM (p &lt; 0.05). ES activity was lowest in the ADIM condition, while ADIM combined with MR produced lower ES activity than MR (p &lt; 0.05). The GM\/ES ratio was highest in ADIM combined with MR compared with the other conditions (p &lt; 0.05). Anterior pelvic tilt angle was significantly smaller in both the ADIM and ADIM combined with MR conditions compared with MR (p &lt; 0.05). 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