Sentences with phrase «greater quadriceps muscle»

Back squats, front squats, Smith machine squats, hip thrusts and sled pushes appear to display similar quadriceps muscle activity, but the back squat seems to display greater quadriceps muscle activity than either the split squat or overhead squat.

Most squat variations appear to lead to similar quadriceps, gluteus maximus and erector spinae muscle activity, but the back squat seems to display greater quadriceps muscle activity than either the split squat or overhead squat.

No other exercise has been found to involve greater quadriceps muscle activity than the back squat but the barbell hip thrust involves greater gluteus maximus activity and the deadlift involves greater erector spinae muscle activity.

Not exact matches

Even though front squats do not stimulate the gluteus muscles and the hamstrings as efficiently as back squats, they tend to have a greater impact on the three quadriceps heads.

A straight - leg knee press is a great way to strengthen your quadriceps muscles.

It is a great workout to target all the stubborn fat on your hamstrings, hip flexors and quadriceps muscles.

You can take a great advantage in losing fat from quadriceps muscles in fat legs.

Heavier loads, faster bar speeds, greater depth (with the same absolute and relative loads), and using running shoes rather than no footwear all lead to increased quadriceps muscle activity during back squats.

A great example of a compound exercise is the squat exercise, which engages many muscles in the lower body and core, including the quadriceps, the hamstrings, the calves, the glutes, the lower back and the core.

I also know that Bruce Fordyce, who is the great South African ultramarathoner, who won the comrades Marathon nine times, he really became good as a downhill runner when he started to do a lot of eccentric loading of his quadriceps muscles.

Squats are great for toner legs since you will be working on your calves, hamstrings and quadriceps (i.e. the muscles in your legs).

The Standing quadriceps Stretch is a very easy stretch to perform but a great one because the quadriceps of the front leg are the first muscles to contract in the splits position and stop you going as far in the stretch as you are capable of, therefore the more flexibility and control you have over them the better.

This exercise is also very effective in targeting the fat stored on your legs and can do great wonder to those who are struggling with fat stored in their quadriceps muscles.

Quadriceps muscle CSA increased in both groups (P < 0.001), with a greater increase in the PRO group than in the PLA group (P < 0.05; Figure 1).

The greater squatting depth leads to a higher activation of the anterior side (mainly the quadriceps muscle group) and allows you to train over a greater range of motion.

Common injuries: The explosive movement can lead to greater incidence of muscle strains, particularly to the hamstrings and quadriceps.