Sentences with phrase «increase pectoralis»

Wider grips increase pectoralis major sternocostal head activity.

In contrast, increasing relative load in the bench press increases pectoralis major muscle activity.

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The surgeons hypothesize that the pectoralis major tears «can be attributed to the increase in both intensity and frequency of physical training that occurs during deployments to the war zone.»

Your upper back muscles hold your shoulders back, and play a bigger role in increasing the width of your upper body than the pectoralis major muscle of the chest.

They found that EMG amplitude increased with increasing load in the deltoid only in the second pull, turnover, and recovery phases; in the biceps in the transition, second pull, turnover, and recovery phases; in the triceps only in the recovery phase, in the latissimus dorsi only in the first phase, and not at all in the pectoralis major.

The pre-exhaustion method might not be an effective technique to increase the extent of neuromuscular recruitment for larger muscle groups (e.g. pectoralis major for the bench press) when preceded by a single - joint movement (e.g. pec - deck fly).

However, the risk of muscles tears increases because of the greater stretch in the pectoralis major.

Since the other prime movers (including the triceps brachii) did not display such close relationships with increasing bench press strength, these findings demonstrate that the bench press is an ideal exercise for increasing the size of the pectoralis major muscles, particularly when a wide grip variation is used.

Assessing the effect of load, Pinto et al. (2013) found increases in pectoralis major muscle activity with increasing relative loads from 60, 70, 80 to 90 % of 1RM when performing the free - weight bench press.

Using a reverse (supinated) grip could increase the involvement of the clavicular part of the pectoralis major.