Sentences with phrase «as straight leg raise»

Strengthening exercises such as straight leg raise and contracting the quad and hamstring muscles are recommended to avoid a loss of muscle mass.

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As you slowly raise your upper body off the ground, keep your legs straight and pinned to the floor.

Exhale as you lower your upper body down to the floor and raise your legs straight up so your feet point toward the ceiling (your body should form a 90 - degree angle).

And last but not least, for the calves, you can do any type of leg calf raise, as long as your legs are straight.

As you inhale, slowly walk your toes in towards your chest, keeping your legs straight as your hips raise to the ceilinAs you inhale, slowly walk your toes in towards your chest, keeping your legs straight as your hips raise to the ceilinas your hips raise to the ceiling.

Lie flat on the back, keeping the arms and legs straight as you raise them six inches off the ground.

Raise your left arm, pointing fingers toward the ceiling as you straighten your right leg and lift your straight left leg into the air, foot flexed and pointing to the side; look up at your left hand.

Keep your legs straight as you raise one leg higher, then switch.

Do the hanging leg raise with legs straight until you reach 90 degrees and once at that position bend you legs as you did for the leg tuck and continue the movement until your feet touch the bar you are hanging on.

Jump up and raise your back knee straight up toward your chest as the front leg drives back.

Keeping legs as straight as possible, raise them to the ceiling, leading with your toes until they are perpendicular to the ceiling.

Keeping your legs extended, as straight as possible with your knees slightly bent but locked, raise your legs until they make a 90 - degree angle with the floor.

Lie on ground with legs straight and wide apart and sit up while raising one hand up towards the ceiling and then reach over with that hand and touch your toes of the opposite side foot, or as close as you can reach towards them.

Gastrocnemius exercises include any calf exercise where the leg is straight, such as the standing calf raise or calf press.

Exercises with the knees locked (legs straight), such as single - leg standing dumbbell calf raises, work the gastrocnemius.

Step 3: Pulling as minimally as possible, raise yourself back to standing keeping the non-working leg straight the entire time.

Now raise your left leg, keeping it as straight as possible, and squeeze your left glute.

You can do simple exercises, such as forward lunges or straight leg raises.

Raise yours arms and legs about 4 - 6 inches off the ground while keeping them as straight as possible.

Raise the leg as straight as you can and hold for just 2 or 3 seconds.

Exercises with the knees locked (legs fully straight), such as standing barbell calf raises, work the gastrocnemius.

What you want to do is perform this movement but instead of holding your legs outward, you will be raising your legs from the hanging position as high as you can go (while keeping your legs dead straight) and then letting them back down.