Sentences with phrase «involve elbow extension»

The triceps are highly active in resistance training exercises that involve elbow extension and muscle activity generally increases with increasing load or speed.

The triceps is highly active in resistance training exercises that involve elbow extension and muscle activity generally increases with increases in load or speed.

Not exact matches

For example, the triceps kickback is a bit of an exercise that involves simultaneous shoulder and elbow extension which makes it a great exercise for freestyle swimmers.

This is because all horizontal and vertical pressing exercises involve extension of the elbow (the primary function of the triceps) while all horizontal and vertical pulling exercises involve flexion of the elbow (the primary function of the biceps).

Dips primarily involve flexion of the shoulder and extension of the elbow (rather than adduction of the humerus), meaning that they mostly hit the front of the shoulders and the triceps rather than the pecs.