Sentences with phrase «lateral heads which»

«Tri» means, well, three and «ceps» means head — they have the long, medial and lateral heads which are located on the upper inside, lower inside and lateral side respectively.

Not exact matches

This is followed by contact with the lateral side of the foot and metatarsal heads, after which weight transfers to the ball of the foot with peak pressure under the medial metatarsal heads, and finally ending with toe - off pressure under the hallux.

Researchers at Western University have uncovered a unique neurobiological pathway triggered by head trauma which underlies both Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also called ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease).

For the triceps, which make up the bulk of the upper arms, this means carving out a detailed triceps horseshoe by effectively targeting all three heads — the long, lateral and medial — of the muscle in a balanced way.

The lateral head is best targeted with a supinated (palms up) or neutral (hands facing each other) grip and the medial head with a pronated (palms down) grip — the long head, which assists in shoulder extension, gets maximum activation when the arm is raised during extension exercises.

The dip is a compound movement that uses your own bodyweight and hits every head of the triceps (long, medial and lateral), which is the best way to grow.

The side lateral raise is one of the best builders of the medial deltoid head, which is responsible for boosting the width of the side of the shoulders, so you really shouldn't be missing out on this move.

This is because dumbbell side lateral raises target the lateral head of the shoulder, also known as the side head, which greatly contributes to the width of your shoulders.

The triceps consists of three muscles or heads that work together to extend the elbow: the medial head, which runs down the middle of the rear arm, the lateral head on the outside posterior arm; and the long head running along the inside posterior arm.

The lateral head is the largest of the three heads which means it develops the fastest and has the greatest overall impact to the look of your triceps.

The triceps has three separate sections known as the medial, lateral and long heads which fill the entire back side of the upper arm.

However, I've included it the push workout because it works the lateral head of the deltoid, which has a significant role in pressing motions.

The gastrocnemius (medial and lateral heads) and soleus all converge into the Achilles tendon, which extends approximately 15 cm proximal from the heel bone or calcaneus.

The hip muscles act on three mutually perpendicular main axes, all of which pass through the center of the femoral head, resulting in three degrees of freedom and three pair of principal directions: Flexion and extension around a transverse axis (left - right); lateral rotation and medial rotation around a longitudinal axis (along the thigh); and abduction and adduction around a sagittal axis (forward - backward); [29] and a combination of these movements (i.e. circumduction, a compound movement in which the leg describes the surface of an irregular cone).

The gastrocnemius has two heads: the lateral head and the medial head, which is the longer of the two.

The head restraints, adjustable for height and angle, have side bolsters which improve lateral support for the head, allowing the occupants to fully relax in any reclined position.

Some of the story - related puzzles require some lateral thinking I just couldn't wrap my head around (a lot of which involve repeating certain sections and waiting for chance to kick in).