The two actions of the Dart are that the extensor muscles in the back are used, stretching pulling open
the front of the rib cage.
Tone your lower abdomen, and lift
the front of your rib cage up away from the floor so that it doesn't hang down like a hammock and compress your back.
Always keep your hands up in front of the sides of your face while your elbows are directly in
front of your rib cage.
Not exact matches
For many, splaying
of the
front rib cage is a huge problem.
The most external
of the core muscles, the rectus abdominis, or RA, runs vertically from the middle
of the
rib cage in the
front of the body to the pubic bone.
Serratus anterior can be palpated by placing the fingers flat against the
rib cage just lateral to the scapula and moving them up and down in a superior / inferior direction, then moving them around toward the
front of the chest, stopping before one reaches the pectoral muscle.
The Abdominal muscles sit on the
front and sides
of the lower half
of the torso, originating along the
rib cage and attaching along the pelvis.
Set up with a resistance band in
front of you, wrists as straight as possible, shoulder blades and
rib cage down.
Press the
rib cage forward and move the back
ribs toward the
front of the body to bring more length to the spine and lower back.
Just in
front of their hindquarters and behind their
rib cage, you should notice their waist narrow slightly.