Sentences with phrase «elbow flexion exercise»

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Hammer curls are a perfect low - intensity exercise for building of the brachialis, which is an important muscle in the upper arm that's activated during isometric elbow flexion.

Being close to the deltoid muscle, the clavicular head significantly contributes to flexion, horizontal adduction and inward rotation of the humerus, and is best engaged with exercises which involve shoulder flexion and movements that end with your elbows above your clavicle.

This is because all horizontal and vertical pressing exercises involve extension of the elbow (the primary function of the triceps) while all horizontal and vertical pulling exercises involve flexion of the elbow (the primary function of the biceps).

Upper body pressing exercises typically include elbow extension in addition to horizontal flexion — i.e. bench pressing — or shoulder flexion — i.e. shoulder pressing.

While the bench press produces superior muscle activity compared to the shoulder press despite similar elbow flexion ranges of motion, it appears the load lifted is also greater, thus indicating that greater loads produce superior triceps muscle activity during compound exercises with similar elbow joint range of motion.