Sentences with phrase «movement at the hips»

But first, let's take a closer look at the antagonistic pair of muscles that cause movement at the hip joint — the hip abductors and the hip adductors.

Yet it is fascinating how many people seem unable to realize the difference between movement at the hips and movement at the waist.

There should be no movement at the hips or knees, and strict technique should be utilized.

Obviously your knees are going to bend, as well, but you need to make sure you start the movement at the hips.

Downward Phase: Start the downward phase by first shifting your hips backwards then downwards to create a hinge - like movement at your hips and knees simultaneously.

Not exact matches

$ 35 Ever since 1776 John Adams and Thomas Jefferson have been nearly joined at the hip: collaborators and strong supporters of the movement for independence; members of the Committee to draft the Declaration of Independence; leaders of....

New School: Since driving around your gas guzzler spewing pollutants into the air is frowned upon today, the new school way of soothing a crying baby through movement is to place the baby in your arms, stand with your feet slightly more than hip - width apart, and swivel back and forth at the hips.

- strengthening the upper body and core muscles for other gross motor tasks - strengthening the upper body and core muscles to create a stable base for fine motor skills - developing stability in the bones of the shoulder joint (the ball and socket joints of the shoulders and hips are shallow and unstable at birth but are molded into stronger, more stable joints through weight - bearing)- visual development to quickly shift focus from near to far - hand - eye - coordination - providing plentiful early opportunities for motor planning (movement problem - solving)- refining balance - integrating the movement (vestibular), pressure & stretch (proprioceptive), visual and touch (tactile) sensory systems - learning to coordinate movements where two sides of the body are doing different movements - learning to coordinate upper body and lower body movements - developing body awareness and spatial awareness - fostering independence

Extend your spine so that your head is slightly lower than your hips at the bottom of the movement.

The folding movement is all at the hips.

The movement occurs at hip level.

The majority of this movement should come from the hips, but if you suffer from back pain, you probably found most of the movement came from your lower back or, alternatively, you braced your lower back and stiffened it to avoid moving through there at all and bent your knees instead.

Once at the bottom of the movement, drive through the heel to extend the knee and hip to return to the starting position.

Begin to slowly lower, flexing at the knee and hip to lower your body down, maintaining good posture throughout the movement.

Starting from the bottom of the movement and keeping a straight back throughout the movement, bend at the hips and knees.

At the end of the movement your hips should be pushed forwards and flush against the bar.

The glutes are responsible for many movements that occur at the hips and pelvis, so to target as many functions of the glutes at once and increase the benefits, it's recommended to use a mini-band on this exercise.

You can also perform the exercise while standing and bending forward from the hips to let the dumbbell hang straight down, as Arnold advocated, to ensure full contraction at the top of the movement.

Keep your back straight throughout the movement, and push your hips through to lock out the weight at the top.

At the bottom of the movement, make sure you take your hips back, as though you're about to sit in a chair.

It trains a lot of muscle groups at the same time, trains movement patterns that are heavily relied upon in rugby (hip and knee extension + a ton torso stability), and it can be heavily loaded, which lends itself to strength development.

On the other hand I consider core stability the ability to prevent and minimise unwanted movement at the torso, whilst high levels of force are being produced elsewhere - specifically the hip and shoulder.

They're called hip flexors because they create flexion in the hip, which is the technical term for a bending movement around a joint in a limb (such as the knee or elbow) that decreases the angle between the bones of the limb at the joint.

This movement is terrific at prying the hips and helping you to groove into a quality squat pattern.

Your hips should not sink at all during the movement, especially as you return to full length from the knees - in position.

The goal of these exercises is to enhance stability at the lumbar spine, whilst creating movement at the thoracic spine and hips.

Your hips should not sink at all during the movement.

If your hips are too low at the bottom, they will have to rise before you're able to lift the weight off the floor when you pull, which is just wasted movement.

Things not looked at by studies: breathing patterns, management of intra-abdominal pressure, pelvic floor strength, thoracic spine mobility, excessive pelvic tilt, hip and core strength, and pelvic floor safe movement and lifting strategies.

lying leg thrusts - 2 part movement; lie on your back with your head and shoulders raised off of the floor, your hands (palms down) on the mat by your hips, and your legs at a 90ï «° angle from the floor.

In a slow, steady movement, lean forward at the hips, keep your knees straight and slide your hands up your legs to your feet.

Similarly, for all of the movements, the loading at the ankle joint was highest, at 8.9 — 10.0 times bodyweight, followed by the loading at the tibiofemoral joint, at 6.9 — 9.0 times bodyweight, followed by the loading at the hip joint, at 5.5 — 8.4 times bodyweight.

They're called hip flexors because they create flexion in the hip, which is the technical term for a bending movement around a joint in a limb that decreases the angle between the bones of the limb at the joint (such as the knee or elbow).

Your glutes might come into play at the bottom of the movement if you squat really deep with perfect technique (we're talking hips below your knees at the bottom), but let's face it, a lot of people can't squat really deep or get the technique bang on, especially when just starting out.

Ball - and - socket joints, like those at the hip and shoulder, allow the greatest range of movement as the rounded end of one bone fits into the hollow or socket of another bone, separated by elastic cartilage.

Weakness in this group is possibly due to a lack of lateral movement in our daily routines and exercise habits, as well as the typically female postures of sitting cross-legged at our desks or standing with one hip dropped (often with a small child perching on it).

After a few months of barbell hip thrusts, I've seen sprinters get faster, and exhibiting better mechanics at the end of races, as their glutes are able to stay coordinated and powerful longer, which keeps them from recruiting too many accessory movers and losing movement quality.

He demonstrates the proper execution of the movement with a powerful rowing motion with the arms and an explosive flexion at the hips.

Your client may be great at a performing hip thrusts or is able to squeeze a ball between her knees for bridges to engage both adductors, but have her roll over onto her side and initiate movement with the adductor of the top leg and see what happens.

When you sit back as the first movement, this is breaking at the hips.

Either start the movement breaking simultaneously at the knees and hips, or start it with the hips breaking first.

Now do a deadlift movement but keep the knees fairly bent and focus primarily on straightening at the hips rather than the knees (you'll want to keep your knees bent throughout the movement).

Keep your butt out and bend at the hips, and focus on correct movements, rather than heavier weights or more repetitions.

By stretching the hamstrings at both the hip joint and the knee joint (from stretching the calves), you literally force your hamstrings to activate strongly during the stiff - legged deadlift movement.

Bottom line, as you can see in the pic above of me at the bottom of the squat (where I have the red arrows), we're actually almost looking for a «rotary» type intention of movement in the thigh and hip.

It's this intention of movement that really helps balance the forces at the knee joint, so if you do have any knee issues and want to try this technique, focus on THIS part more so than what's happening at the hip.

Can't squat so that your hip crease is below your knees at the bottom of the movement?

Initiate the movement by pushing your hips back rather than breaking at the knees first.

At the top of the movement, thrust your hips forward into the bar and fire your glutes.

At that weight, you should be able to (say) maintain the shape of the lower back, relax the shoulders, and produce a proper hip flexion and extension through the entire movement.