For running, you could do strides or medium effort hill sprints that push you into a slightly
greater range of motion compared to your normal runs.
The close - grip incline bench press is another compound classic that will allow you to work tri's with
a greater range of motion compared to a close - grip flat bench press.
Not exact matches
The results showed that when the
range of motion is
greater, the hips pick up more
of the load,
compared to the knees and the ankles.
Using dumbbells also speeds up visible results, and you gain a
greater range of motion using dumbbells
compared to a barbell.
They report that the partial squat produced
greater medial gastrocnemius muscle activity
compared to the parallel squat, despite a
greater range of ankle
motion during the parallel squat.
Similarly, randomized controlled trials in which yoga was used to alleviate the pain
of osteoarthritis in the knee have shown larger improvements in walking pain, knee disability, joint tenderness, swelling and crepitus, as well as
greater range of motion when
compared to therapeutic exercises or a combination
of transcutaneous stimulation and ultrasound treatment.
Also, when you lean forward the shoulders naturally shift downwards and forwards, so your trapezius will work through a
greater range of motion when
compared with regular barbell shrugs.
While the bench press produces superior muscle activity
compared to the shoulder press despite similar elbow flexion
ranges of motion, it appears the load lifted is also
greater, thus indicating that
greater loads produce superior triceps muscle activity during compound exercises with similar elbow joint
range of motion.
Comparing the effect
of bench press method, Clark et al. (2008) found a main difference in peak force output at 55 % and 80 %
of 1RM between the Smith machine bench press and Smith machine bench throw as well as a
greater proportion
of the
range of motion displaying > 75 % peak force when performing the bench throw
compared with the bench press at 80 % 1RM.
While the anterior deltoid displays a peak moment arm length
greater than the middle deltoid, Keuchle et al (1997) reported that the average moment arm length to be 23.4 mm
compared to 16.5 mm, indicating the
greater contribution
of the middle deltoid moment arm length throughout the full
range of motion.
Complications include shortening
of the operated limb, with prominence
of the
greater trochanter, decreased
range of motion in the pseudoarthrosis as
compared to the normal hip, muscle atrophy, and impaired function.