Not exact matches
Avoid breathing into the stomach or
high into the
chest as this can also involve
lifting the shoulders and
chest.
Bring your right knee in toward your
chest, as you
lift your shoulder blade
higher off the ground and toward your knee (b).
Stand in middle of dip station and grasp handles, then straighten arms
lifting yourself up off the floor, then bend legs bringing knees up towards
chest as
high as you can, then lower legs down to standing.
Tempo 2121 Front Squat: 5 sets of 3 reps (use
lifting straps in front rack to ensure full grip on barbell,
high chest, elbows, and head)
With each inhale, use strength of your back to
lift chest a little
higher.
Lift the back leg, the
chest, and the arms as
high as possible.
Take one step forward keeping your posture tall and your
chest lifted, bring your opposite knee to your
chest as
high as you can and squeeze your butt and thigh as you do so.
Also, I just want to mention, I have suffered shoulder impingement
lifting heavy and have struggled to to do any powerlifts with my shoulders and
chest because of it... I have done physio, chiro and nothing helped my shoulder until I started doing very light weight
high rep shoulder workouts... I kinda figured because the shoulders are smaller, they require
high reps, but I never would have though legs,
chest and back would also give you a lot of benefit through
high reps.
Any
higher might result in shoulder joint stress, although experienced
lifters with good shoulder strength can do upper
chest workouts.
Throughout the
lift, I'm thinking about keeping my shoulder blades down and together so I can meet the bar as
high as possible with my
chest.
One word of caution - you should not
chest -
lift higher than you can handle, mostly because this will run a risk of injury, and partly because, no matter how little
high you can
lift, the benefits will remain the same.
It is a physical and also energetic
lifting to bring energy to the
higher energy centers in the
chest, throat, and brain.
Notice how the packed shoulders are narrower and the
chest lifted up
higher.
Stand in middle of dip station and squat into a deep squat and then grasp handles of dip station and
lift yourself off ground and bring knees up towards
chest as
high as you can, then lower legs, release handles and squat low again and continue alternating doing knee raises and squats.
MOVEMENT (ACTION): Contract your lower back muscles to
lift your arms and
chest up off the floor as
high as you can.
Also, my
lifts are starting to be limited by (or possibly damage) non-target areas — for example, I could go
higher on dumbbell flies as far as my
chest is concerned, but my wrists aren't strong enough.
Standing behind dip station, squat and place hands on ground in front of you, jump legs back into plank position and do a push up, then jump legs back in and step or reach forward grasping handles of dip station and do a knee raise, straightening arms to
lift yourself up off the floor, bending legs and bringing knees up towards
chest as
high as you can, then lower legs down to floor and step back behind dip station.
On an exhalation press your feet into the floor and your thighs against the wall more firmly, tilt the top rim of your pelvis away from the wall, press your hands down,
lift your
chest as
high as you can, and let your head hang completely back.
On an inhale
lift your baby
high overhead, straightening through your elbows, and on an exhale, squat low as you bend your knees and elbows, bringing your baby back to the front of your
chest.
Pressing down through your palms,
lift your hips up towards the ceiling by drawing your legs towards your
chest until you look like an upside - down V, or as
high as you can go (b).
I can just see you now — your chin
lifted high and
chest puffed out as you walk out of the copy center with your stack of fresh resumes.