Sentences with phrase «against resistance»

Hip extension causes this sliding platform to move backwards against the resistance of the spring - loaded apparatus.

Any type of exercise burns calories and has potential health benefits, but to develop a higher muscle - to - fat ratio, you have to work your muscles against resistance.

Then open the legs by pushing against the resistance band.

You are going working against resistance and eventually working your way up to substantial resistance.

At one point, she told us we would be doing six 20 - second runs against resistance with one - minute rest periods.

Low - weight, high - repetition training also helps you improve muscular endurance, or the ability of a muscle (or group of muscles) to repeatedly exert force against resistance.

When a muscle contracts against resistance it becomes stronger.

An artist can fight against resistance; some even thrive on it.

They will hook their claws into something and pull against this resistance.

With toes pointing up, push the foot against the resistance of the band until you feel a solid tension.

Imagine there's a weight pressing down on the backs of the upper arms, and push up toward the ceiling against this resistance.

As you are moving your whole body against the resistance of the water, it not only tones muscles and builds strength, but also builds endurance and cardiovascular fitness.

This results in tenderness to the touch, swelling at the site of the injury, and weakness when the elbow is extended against resistance.

Moving the neck in each direction against the resistance of a band strengthens the neck muscles.

Another helpful exercise is placing a rubber band around the thumb and fingertips and spreading the thumb and fingers as much as possible against the resistance of the rubber band.

Keeping your legs and upper body fixed in place, extend your arm fully against the resistance offered by the cable.

You will then turn the ankle and foot outward against the resistance of the band.

Trying to move the shoulder against resistance will increase pain.

You must push to the side against resistance that will come from the side.

Most fitness facilities offer multiple back extension machines, but each is similar in that it requires you to extend your spine against resistance.

We ran up against resistance with the district on truly assessing them in the grade book.

When a person lifts weights, pushing against resistance, their muscles eventually get bigger.

If you're trying to build strength or muscle size, make sure a large portion of your training is devoted to working your muscles against resistance.

Your third exercise you select a peak - contraction exercise, which challenges the muscle to contract against resistance.

In a study published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, researchers asked individuals to train against resistance in various ways.

Ofsted was not set up to push through education reforms against resistance from unions, nor was it established to push any particular party political agenda.

Muscular endurance alone means the ability of the muscles to give off force against resistance over a sustained amount of time whereas muscular power refers to the combination of the pace of the movement and the muscular force exerted.

You will really feel this one hitting the abs in a unique way... if you're never done rotational ab training against resistance or have never done «pushing» ab exercises, you're going to be in for a treat (if you like being pleasantly sore through the core, that is!).

One of the best ways for any athlete to boost his or her acceleration, top speed, and agility is to practice sprinting against resistance.

Hip Bridge Pulses Out + Up Hold the top of your bridge and pulse your knees out wide against the resistance band then pulse your hips up an inch higher to the ceiling.

Stretching a muscle intensely against resistance amplifies muscle damage and skyrockets the growth - producing, anabolic response of the body.

-- muscle - building exercises (or a system of muscle - building exercises) involving muscular contractions against resistance without movement (the muscles contracts but the length of the muscle does not change)

The other good thing is that this stretch position is done against resistance (because that pec is also supporting your bodyweight).

Naturally, if this is your first time doing a rotational exercise against resistance, start light and work up slowly.

While squats can strengthen your adductors, to really zero in on your inner thighs Trink recommends performing lateral lunges and exercise band movements in which the thighs move together against resistance.

Then against this resistance, push the top thighs back and the heels down and straighten the knees again.

Tests which will reproduce pain and help confirm the diagnosis include getting the patient to pull their arm across the front of the chest or rotate it inwards against resistance.

To distinguish between a tendon injury and a bursa injury there is likely to be more pain when moving the arm sideways against resistance with a tendon injury.

Muscular endurance is the ability of a muscle or group of muscles to sustain repeated contractions against a resistance for an extended period of time.

Katniss agrees on a few conditions — namely, that they rescue Peeta (Josh Hutcherson), who's being tortured and used by the Capitol as the voice against the resistance, as soon as possible — and begins filming a series of propaganda videos intended to recruit soldiers for the war effort.

Spanning almost 20 years, Drawing Restraint is an ongoing performance - based project exploring the notion that form emerges through struggle against resistance.

When forced and when top one half and one - quarter reps have been completed then contract isometrically against resistance to again fatigue the muscles.

For most of us though, moderate cycling represents exerting pressure against resistance so there is some value for our bones.

that powerful, rotational movements against resistance are the REAL key to developing a tight, strong core that not only looks great but gives you serious improvements in functional strength.

Nothing teaches you values, servant leadership, decision - making, and many other parts of leadership than acting on your values against resistance.

Over 250 people were slaughtered, and Israeli propaganda spread the news of DeirYassin to other Arab villages as a warning against resistance.

Rotating the neck against the resistance band trains the neck muscles, too.

During these first three weeks of life, reflexes are present which allow them to clear their heads to breathe and also to breathe against the resistance of the floor.