Sentences with phrase «flexor of»

The rectus abdominis is the primary flexor of the spine given its large attachment sites at the pelvis and ribcage, and fascicle orientation (Lehman et al. 2001; Delp et al. 2001).

Stretching your groin, the hip flexor of your back leg, and the glute and hamstrings of your front leg.

Take 5 - 10 breaths here to open up the hip flexor of the back thigh.

This can be considered as somewhat irresponsible, because having strong forearms offers some major benefits in terms of upper body performance, since the forearm muscle is a flexor of the elbow joint responsible for movements such as bicep curls and it has the ability to put our arms in a supinated or pronated position during exercise.

This frequently overlooked muscle runs underneath the biceps and is visible on the outside of each upper arm and although it serves as a flexor of the elbow joint together with the biceps, it doesn't play a role in supinating the forearm, so moves that involve supinated hand position can't target it adequately.

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.

Freestanding T - bar row uses mainly the latissimus dorsi, teres major, infraspinatus, rhomboids, trapezius (mainly the middle portion), and the flexors of the forearm.

By strengthening the extensors you will also be able to further strength then flexors of the lower arms.

Biceps muscles are primarily stressed along with all the flexors of the forearms.

Not exact matches

Why it's effective: Repeated, prolonged sitting at work typically causes the hip flexors and muscles of the lower back to tighten, allowing the hamstrings, gluteals and abdominals to stretch and atrophy.

After most pundits gave the Warriors little - to - no chance of beating the Nuggets after David Lee went down with a torn hip flexor, Stephen Curry has absolutely exploded to lead the Warriors to two - straight wins and control of the first - round series against the Nuggets.

Keane was initially projected a return date of August 11th for the game against FC Dallas, but at this rate he may well be fit within a fortnight of suffering what was said to be a «badly torn» hip flexor.

• Hip flexor drills: Stand sideways to the front of a 12 - hurdle set.

Tulowitzki, who is currently on the DL because of a flexor strain and was in New York for a medical check - up, has a deal in - place with Colorado through 2020.

The Orioles have recalled RHP Jimmy Yacabonis from Triple - A Norfolk and placed OF Colby Rasmus on the 10 - day disabled list (left hip flexor strain).

If you do not, raise both arms straight up to elongate the front of the body and target the hip flexor.

To increase flexibility of the hip flexor, a half kneeling hip flexor stretch is effective and easy to use.

The repetitive strain of athletic practice and competition can shorten the plantar flexors (calves and plantar fascia), and over time, jarring of the joint causes natural gliding to become restricted and limit dorsiflexion.

Despite lifting batting average to.284 last Reds week, he's had a miserable year and could use time to heal; a sore left hip flexor is latest in string of leg injuries that has limited him to 51 games and seven home runs.

The hip flexors are one of the most important muscle groups needed to sprint because they help drive the knee.

There are many ways to isolate and train the hip flexor, and here I have given you a few of my go - to movements.

Cabrera, who battled injuries in the first truly poor season of his career in 2017, was limping after the spill and exited after the inning with left hip flexor tightness.

David Wagner will be without the services of Martin Cranie (hip flexor), Steve Mounié (heel), Jon Gorenc Stanković (knee) and Kasey Palmer (hamstring) through injury.

Goalkeeper Xavier Sundby came through the Oldham game with no recurrence of his hip flexor injury which forced him to be substituted the week before.

Sami Khedira undergoes medical tests on Thursday which reveal a mild strain of the flexor muscles in his left thigh.

The reviewers found few studies evaluating the effectiveness in the ACL rehabilitation process of so - called «open chain» exercises (those which tend to isolate a single muscle group and a single joint, such as leg curls and leg extensions, with or without added weight) versus «closed chain» exercises (those which work multiple joints and multiple muscle groups at once, such as, for example, a squat involves the knee, hip and ankle joints, and multiple muscles groups, e.g. quads, hamstrings, hip flexors, calves and glutes, with body weight alone or with added weight).

This position helps your little one stretch each side of her torso and neck, balance strength on the front side of the body and back side of the body (flexor and extensor muscle groups) and bring hands together at the middle of the body (called the midline), which is awesome for brain development.

The same position but on the back, lowers the tone of the flexors.

Stroking the flexor surfaces of the arms and legs, as well as various stretching and articular exercises are widely used in this massage complex for baby's muscles to relax.

The purpose of this this 0 - 3 month old baby massage complex is first of all to train baby's body for different movements, reduce high tone of flexor muscles of hands and feet, as well as the active development of cervical spine, strengthening the upper thoracic spine muscles and shoulder girdle.

The 4.4 - million - year - old hominin known as Ardi (Ardipithecus ramidus) had pelvic bones oriented in such a way that its hip flexors could extend almost as much those of modern humans, despite having a long, apelike ischium.

This revealed that the DMRT3 - neurons cross the midline of the spinal cord and thus connect the left with the right side, and also have a direct connection with motor neurons that control flexor and extensor muscles.

In much simpler words, the core is a collection of muscles which stabilize and move the spine, including the inner core (diaphragm, pelvic floor, multifidus, cervical flexors and transverse abdominis) and the outer core (the rectus abdominis, spinal erectors, the obliques, quadratus lumborum and hip flexors).

And keep in mind that if you train the back immediately after the biceps, the quality of your back exercises will suffer from the already built - up fatigue in the arm flexors.

It consists of the inner core muscles, such as the diaphragm, pelvic floor and transverse abdominus, which lie deep inside the abdomen and are the first to engage to protect the spine during heavy resistance training; the outer core muscles, including the abs, lats, spinal erectors, glutes and hip flexors, that generate movement and have an important stability function during high - speed activities.

The argument against anchoring your feet is that doing so increases hip flexor activity and takes tension off of the abdominals.

Understanding neutral can really help us function better in by getting us out of the rounded torso, tight hip flexors, the need for arch supports, fluffy pillow, and get back to knowing our bodies and what they really need.

Posture plays a role, too: Sitting shortens your hip flexors and psoas, the muscles deep within your abdominal cavity that attach to the bones of your lower back.

As you contract the quads you also squeeze out greater involvement of the hip flexors, balancing the extension forces.

Hip / groin pain could also be the result of poor hip flexor flexibility and quadriceps.

This provides much better form of activation by firing up the hip flexors and hitting the core muscles.

Also, strengthening your transversus abdominus by performing movements which call upon it to stabilize the body (e.g. planks) will help lessen the engagement of the hip flexors.

In particular, sitting too much increases your risk of diabetes and heart disease, plus it makes your hip flexors tight, which can contribute to low back pain and stiffness.

Plus, some of the most popular ab moves, like full sit - ups, target the hip flexors more than the core (and tax your spine, to boot).

It's about having an engaged core where the abdominal muscles (intercostals, obliques, serratus, and rectus abdominus), lower back, and hip flexors work together to improve posture, range of motion, and structural alignment, while simultaneously firing up the third chakra (manipura).

Weak hip flexors are responsible the majority of lower - leg injuries.

Stretches the entire front of your body, opens up the hips and hip flexors (vital if you do a lot of sitting for work, cycling or running), improves your posture, opens up the lower back and strengthens the lower back.

Two common and lesser - known causes are lack of sleep and poor hip flexors.

Sit back with your hips until you're seated on the box, pause to relax the hip flexors, then forcefully flex the abs, hips and glutes and drive upward off of the box to return to the starting position.

Sometimes, students also experience a deep release in very tight muscles, like hamstrings, hip flexors and muscles of the chest and this can lead to soreness too.