Sentences with phrase «flexor between»

These figures indicate that the pectoralis major (clavicular head) functions as a primary shoulder flexor between 25 and 120 degrees of shoulder flexion, with its greatest contribution to shoulder flexion occurring towards 120 degrees (arms above the head).

Comparison of responses to strenuous eccentric exercise of the elbow flexors between resistance - trained and untrained men.

Not exact matches

Keep squeezing the block strongly between your knees, and draw the knees in toward the torso using your hip flexors (the psoas major and iliacus).

To get these benefits, as well as respectable improvements in hand strength and the size of the extensors and flexors of the forearms, try the finger - pinching rowing variant by holding a heavy plate between the thumb and fingers without flexing individual digits.

They're called hip flexors because they create flexion in the hip, which is the technical term for a bending movement around a joint in a limb (such as the knee or elbow) that decreases the angle between the bones of the limb at the joint.

Comparing the effects of squats with different stance widths, Escamilla et al. (2001a) reported that peak ankle plantar flexor moments did not differ between narrow and medium stance squats but were much larger in magnitude during wide stance squats.

Comparing different squat variations, Swinton et al. (2012) reported that peak ankle plantar flexor moments were greater in the traditional squat variation than in either the box or powerlifting squat variations, but there was no difference between box and powerlifting squats.

However, exercising your obliques (located on either side of the abdomen between your hip flexors and your lats), will translate to a sleeker midsection — not to mention a stronger, more stabilized core.

They're called hip flexors because they create flexion in the hip, which is the technical term for a bending movement around a joint in a limb that decreases the angle between the bones of the limb at the joint (such as the knee or elbow).

Lander et al. (1986) found no differences in peak ankle plantar flexor moments between back squats and squats using a cambered bar.

It is also important for arm flexors to get 48 hours of rest between each practice cycle.

Maintain a balance between the length of the flexors and the extensors - Muscle imbalances can result in overuse injuries, tendonitis, tenosynovitis, and bursitis

(not very sexy either) You want balance between the flexors on the front of the body like the six pack and the extensors on the back of the body and sometimes people make the flexors on the front of the body dominant in the quest for beauty.

If you feel cramping in the back of your thigh during this exercise, try stretching your hamstrings and hip flexors (front of the hip) in between sets.

The psoas major (another hip flexor) is larger in sprinters than in non-athletes (Hoshikawa et al. 2011), and there is a relationship between psoas major size and sprinting ability (Copaver et al. 2012).

In a more limited study, Blazevich & Jenkins (2002) reported a very close association between hip flexor strength and sprinting ability.

This is because of differences in external moment arm lengths, which can be either knee flexor or knee extensor between different individuals and when using different barbell types.