Sentences with phrase «full contraction at»

You can also perform the exercise while standing and bending forward from the hips to let the dumbbell hang straight down, as Arnold advocated, to ensure full contraction at the top of the movement.

Form should always come before weight, so reduce the poundage and focus on completing a full range of motion and achieving a full contraction at the top of every rep.

Not exact matches

Moms in the throes of contractions at 10 weeks pregnant don't think, in that moment, that they'll later be giving birth to a full - term, healthy baby.

At this point the hormonal symphony is in full swing and it is very, very difficult to stop or slow contractions.

To ensure maximum contraction, focus on getting a full range of motion by fully extending the shoulder at the bottom and forcefully pulling it up and back at the top.

Extend the arm as high as you can and try to reach a good peak contraction at each rep. Do it in a full range of motion too.

You probably won't be able to complete 50 consecutive reps with proper form and full range of motion, but that's Ok — take as many short breaks as you need but make sure you hit 50 reps with full range of motion and a hard squeezing contraction at the top, no matter what.

We don't have anything against partial reps when they're used correctly, but most guys with skinny calves tend to perform partial reps in the midrange of the movement and fail to achieve both a full, hard contraction at the top and a full stretch at the bottom of the rep.

Avoid swinging and using momentum to help you move the weights and aim to get a full stretch at the bottom and a maximum contraction at the top at every rep.

It is relatively small muscle located at the elbow joint that locks or fully extends the arm to achieve full contraction of the triceps.

When I did them I did full range of motion and strong contractions at the top.

So for example, take 4 seconds to go down, hold yourself as you contract the muscles at the bottom of the movement, go back up taking 2 - 3 seconds and then taking a full 1 second contraction at the top of the movement.

I like this exercise because it allows me to get a full stretch at the top as well as a peak contraction at the bottom.

Your shoulder blades must squeeze together in back at the point of full contraction (when the bar touches your torso).

To keep the ROM as wide as you can, start by letting your traps fully stretch at the bottom, then shrug upward to a full contraction.

On the other hand, if you are doing a full squat, then you will carry out this peak contraction at much longer muscle lengths.

So the total range of motion of the exercise (partial or full) determines the muscle length at which the peak contraction occurs.

Dynamic strength training through either a (1) full or a (2) partial range of motion (ROM) are similar to isometric strength training at either (1) long or (2) short muscle lengths, because the muscle is only really challenged at the point of peak contraction, and this is at the start of the concentric phase in most common exercises.

Comparing the effect of technique, Lehman et al. (2004) compared the latissimus dorsi muscle activity during the cable - pulley seated row performed with and without full retraction of the scapula at the peak contraction region.

The gluteus maximus is therefore most effective when the hip is near full extension, implying that exercises that produce peak contractions at this point will be most beneficial for its development.