Sentences with phrase «measures of upper body strength»

Sticking with the bench press as an example, it may only consist of the pectoralis muscles, the deltoids and the triceps but the pectoralis is a massive muscle (comparatively for the upper body) but this explains why it is one of the best measures of upper body strength there is available.

The bench press was mentioned at the start of this section and it was said that it was one of the best measures of upper body strength in a your repertoire.

Not exact matches

The association of extensively measured upper and lower body muscle strength with cognitive function was observed, but handgrip strength was not associated with cognitive function.

«The findings suggest that it may be justified to go beyond the handgrip and to include the upper and lower body when measuring muscle strength, as this may better reflect the association between muscle strength and cognition,» says Early Stage Researcher Heikki Pentikäinen, the first author of the article, who is currently preparing a PhD thesis on the topic for the University of Eastern Finland.

Anyone that is more experienced in weightlifting knows that the bench press is no measurement of someone's power, but it can be an great exercise to measure someones upper body strength.

Adding a climbing rope to your garage gym will give you a fantastic whole body training aid as there is no better measure of a person's upper body strength and overall endurance than rope climbing.