Sentences with phrase «greater upper trapezius muscle»

With this in mind, research has found that starting a shoulder shrug in 30 of glenohumeral abduction (i.e., arms slightly out to the sides), which is a component of slight scapula upward rotation, generated greater upper trapezius muscle activity in comparison with the shrug with the arms at the side (1).

They found that each successive increase of 10 % relative load produced significantly greater upper trapezius muscle activity.

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However, Ackland et al. (2011) explored the moment arm lengths of the neck muscles and found that the upper and middle fibers of the trapezius displayed its greatest force producing capacity during neck extension.

It appears that upper trapezius muscle activity is greater at knee passage than at the moment of lift - off (97 vs. 88 %) however it is unclear whether this was statistically significant.

It appears that upper trapezius muscle activity is greater upright rowing movements, while middle trapezius muscle activity seems to be higher during horizontal rowing movements, such as the bent - over row.