Sentences with phrase «for pectoralis»

The reduction in strength observed by Saeterbakken & Fimland (2013) may be the reason for inferior EMG amplitudes, and this may therefore be a reason why using an unstable surface produces a less effective training stimulus for the pectoralis major.

This section provides a summary of the electromyography (EMG) activity studies into resistance training exercises for the pectoralis major.

During a four month span in that deployment, Drs. Salazar and Choate treated nine male patients (four Army, five Air Force) for pectoralis major tears.

Not exact matches

You may have already noticed some boys starting to get chest muscles (called the pectoralis muscles or pecs for short).

«Surgery is a low risk treatment option for patients with pectoralis major tendon ruptures.»

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However, there are many ways to manipulate your routine and training intensity for the purpose of overcoming lower pecs shallowness and adding more volume to your chest such as using dropsets, rest - pause sets and negative reps. And if you want a well - developed chest, hitting both the lower part of the pectoralis major and the pectoralis minor is a must.

To recruit the pectoralis minor more, opt for parallel bar dips and decline bench presses, the latter of which produce superior results for lower pecs hypertrophy when compared to using a flat bench.

The only muscles that do not receive direct stimulation are the pectoralis major muscles of the chest or pecs for short.

As one of the best moves for building a stronger and bigger upper body, it effectively targets many of the same big upper body muscles as the conventional version — the clavicular head of the pectoralis major, the anterior deltoid and the triceps — only from a different angle, which contributes to shifting a major part of the work to the upper chest and shoulders.

While watching the NBA playoffs, I do exercise for lymph drainage (running on a trampoline) and mobility (sofa smash, gut smash, pectoralis release, and strengthening).

Plyometric push - ups will quickly activate your fast - twitch fibers, which are responsible for producing short bursts of power, and help you build explosive strength in your pectoralis major, deltoids and triceps.

The sternal (lower) region of the pectoralis major does most of the work for your chest with some help from the clavicular region.

The big culprit for shoulder pain is often pectoralis minor.

These regions of the pectoralis major have to be targeted specifically for optimal growth.

In the sports world cyclists and baseball catchers are at risk as they have to hold postures for long periods as well as the amateur bodybuilder who over develops and tightens the pectoralis (chest) muscles neglecting the muscles in the upper back.

Sticking with the bench press as an example, it may only consist of the pectoralis muscles, the deltoids and the triceps but the pectoralis is a massive muscle (comparatively for the upper body) but this explains why it is one of the best measures of upper body strength there is available.

Through his understanding of the anatomy of the human musculoskeletal system and exercise dynamics, and also from his 50 years of experience training thousands of guys at his gym, Vince came to the conclusion that the neck press, which involves bringing the weight down to your neck, while flaring your elbows out to the sides, stimulates the fan - shaped pectoralis major muscle of the chest better than the regular bench press, or almost any other exercise for that matter.

Major muscles used in the chest press machine are pectoralis major, minor, serratus anterior, anterior deltoid, all three heads of the triceps, and forearm muscles for grip and stabilization.

The other two - thirds of the collarbone serves as the launching point for the uppermost fibers of the pectoralis major.

The pre-exhaustion method might not be an effective technique to increase the extent of neuromuscular recruitment for larger muscle groups (e.g. pectoralis major for the bench press) when preceded by a single - joint movement (e.g. pec - deck fly).

The front shoulder muscle group is usually a secondary muscle group used for many exercises, especially those involved directly in the pectoralis region.

This exercise is excellent for stretching the pectoralis major and for working on the flexibility of the shoulder girdle.

In direct contrast, the pectoralis major has a very large shoulder horizontal adduction moment arm length, making it easily the most effective muscle for moving in the opposite direction.

In general, it seems that compound exercises that include shoulder horizontal flexion feature as the best exercises for creating overall pectoralis major activity.

Ackland et al. (2008) showed that the pectoralis major (superior sternocostal head) displayed a peak moment arm length for shoulder adduction at 41 degrees (length = +32.9 mm) and a minimum at 120 degrees (length = -17.7 mm), while the pectoralis major (inferior sternocostal head) displayed a peak at 64 degrees (length = +33.6 mm) and a minimum also at 120 degrees (length = -16.2.

Indeed, the pectoralis major has longer moment arm lengths for shoulder horizontal adduction (also called shoulder horizontal flexion) than any of the other chest muscles, indicating it is the prime mover for this action (Keuchle et al. 1997).

Since the other prime movers (including the triceps brachii) did not display such close relationships with increasing bench press strength, these findings demonstrate that the bench press is an ideal exercise for increasing the size of the pectoralis major muscles, particularly when a wide grip variation is used.

The flat and decline variations of the bench press appear best for developing the sternocostal head of the pectoralis major.

Therefore, it seems that despite their popularity, unstable surfaces are likely not suitable for training the pectoralis major.