Measuring peak moments helps establish the maximum turning force that can be exerted at a joint irrespective of joint angle.
Not exact matches
Often, a range of different angles are
measured, in order to identify the angle of
peak moment.
Moreover, the hip extension
moment measured during deadlifts appears to be slightly greater than that
measured in the traditional back squat and this may be a result of the greater
peak external
moment arm at the hip, (c.f. Escamilla et al. 2000; Escamilla et al. 2001b).
The
peak moment arm is displayed between 0 and 20 degrees of internal rotation (thumb point up and in)
measuring 12.0 mm, while its minimum
moment arm is displayed at -60 degrees of rotation (thumbs up)
measuring 7.0 mm (Keuchle et al., 2000).
The
peak moment arm length of the latissimus dorsi muscle overall ranges between -21.1 to -45.0 mm depending on what region of the muscle is being
measured and the joint angle.
Ackland et al. (2008) reported that the
peak moment arm length of the latissimus dorsi was displayed in a wide range between 10 — 71 degrees of shoulder flexion depending on the muscle region
measured.
At the
peak moment, 1.3 million concurrent viewers were
measured, so there's certainly a lot of interest in another edition of the event.