Sentences with phrase «of narrow stance»

But one day, either in this life or the next, I will stand shoulder to shoulder with Tom Platz and compare the power of narrow stance squats.

Not exact matches

Therefore, we abandoned our customary stance of opposing much of what the church does in order to support it on this narrow point.

Neo-fundamentalists thus respond to the challenges of a postmodern culture by narrowing the boundaries of what they consider genuinely evangelical and orthodox Christianity, and rejecting those who maintain a more open stance.»

In profound moments of insight we are accorded a width of understanding and sympathy capable of including and transforming the narrower subjective stances of much of our past.

By adopting a purely reactionary stance against the idealism of Hegel (and the philosophical tradition in general) Nietzsche ends up providing us with a vision of nature and the world which is overly narrow in scope.

Tinder, by contrast, has a narrower view of the function of a prophetic stance, and although it is arguably correct for our present American cultural and political circumstances, his making it central to all Christian politics leads him to some harsh criticism of theological ideas of justice that have arisen in other situations.

A narrow, and we would even say fortuitous win at home over Fulham on New Year's day remains Tottenham's only league triumph of 2011 — Spurs failing to win any of their following three league fixtures and as a result have seen their previously prominent stance in the table dwindle into one of growing concern.

That's an interesting contrast to her current stance on narrowing the state's definition of «faith exemptions» to child neglect laws.

The split stance requires you to balance with a narrow base of support, firing up stabilizing muscles of the hip and trunk while training your quads, glutes and hamstrings.

Generally speaking, lifters who squat narrow keep their feet pointed forward and lifters who squat with a wider stance tend to flare their feet slightly, thereby allowing for a greater hip involvement and reducing the risk of knee valgus.

Most of bodybuilders only rely on traditional squat, and that's a good thing, we're not saying it is not, but what we can suggest is to try and use more squat stances (wide stance, narrow stance and shoulder - width stance).

If you're holding a narrow stance, your outer quads will take most of the pressure, but if you're standing in a wider stance with your toes pointed out, the toll will be on your inner thigh muscles.

Squats, regular stance — 4 warm up sets, then 1 X 10 - 12 reps and 1 x 15 reps Narrow stance leg press — 4 sets of 8 reps Stiff leg deadlifts — 4 sets of 10 reps Standing calf raises — 3 warm up sets, 2 sets to failure

A wider stance allows for a greater posterior displacement of the hips, therefore activating your glutes to a greater degree than a narrow squat.

Since the hips are multidirectional joints that can produce force in three planes of motion, the wide stance squat provides a superior possibility to train the hips in all three planes and develop stable hip joints by producing larger hip extension movements and greater hip flexion than narrow stance squats.

In terms of carryover, a wider stance will generally carry over into a narrow stance more effectively than the other way around.

There are lots of squat variations (like sumo squats, narrow squats, split squats, pistol squats, etc.), which are mostly derived from different stances.

Ultimately squatting wide will help your narrow stance anyway so you can do both BUT you must squat wide with correct technique as per Louie's video above, you can't just let your quads do all of the work and expect the same results.

For people whose sockets are placed more toward the front of the pelvis, they'd likely achieve more success deep squatting if they use a narrower stance to mimic their build.

This stance of having your palms facing each other during hammer curls can also be equally applied to back work, incorporating narrow grip pulldowns instead of wide grip lat pulldowns, to work your brachioradialis muscle more.

Way back in the day, or 1986 for those of you keeping score at home, I stumbled upon a picture of Tom Platz performing deep, narrow stanced squats.

For most of my life I've performed conventional, narrow stance squats.

Comparing the effect of squats with different stance widths, Escamilla et al. (2001a) reported no differences in hip moment arm lengths between the narrow, medium, and wide stance width squats at any point in the lowering and lifting phases, except at 45 degrees of knee flexion in the lifting phase, when the medium and wide stance width squats displayed greater hip moment arm lengths than narrow stance width squats.

Assessing the phase of movement, Escamilla et al. (2001) compared the back squat performed with either a narrow or wide (1 vs. 2 times hip width) stance with loads equal to the 12RM.

Comparing the effects of squats with different stance widths, Escamilla et al. (2001a) did not report actual peak ankle plantar flexion angles, but they did report more heavily - angled shanks in narrow stance squats compared to wide stance squats.

In the back squat, greater relative load, a narrow stance, and free weight variations lead to higher calf muscle activity; type of footwear has no effect; and the effect of unstable surfaces is unclear.

Comparing the effects of squats with different stance widths, Escamilla et al. (2001a) reported that peak ankle plantar flexor moments did not differ between narrow and medium stance squats but were much larger in magnitude during wide stance squats.

Exploring the effect of movement phase, Escamilla et al. (2001) assessed the effect of phase of movement during the horizontal leg press with narrow and wide stances and high and low foot placements with loads equal to the 12RM.

Comparing the effects of squats with different stance widths, Escamilla et al. (2001a) compared narrow, medium and wide stance back squats and found that peak knee angles did not differ between variations.

Comparing the effects of squats with different stance widths, Escamilla et al. (2001a) compared narrow, medium and wide stance back squats and found that peak trunk angles did not differ between variations.

Comparing the effect of squats with different stance widths, Escamilla et al. (2001a) reported differences in ankle moment arm lengths between narrow, medium, and wide stance width squats at most points in the lowering and lifting phases.

You will do Drop Side and Stand Leg Abduction Lifts, Sequential Front Lunge Kick Combo, Narrow Stance Squats, again with a bonus Calf Raise, and one final round of Wide Stance Deadlifts to leave you shaking in your shoes!

In the case of lunges and split squats, narrow stances and forward lunges can increase knee problems due to tibial inclination and subsequently shear stress.

When it comes to running, these tight calf muscles are contracted and overstretched within a narrow range with every stance phase, which soon causes a reflexive tightening of the muscle as a protection measure.

This version of a forward fold is especially relaxing for a yin yoga practice because it is more stable than a traditional narrow stance forward fold and will allow you to feel a stretch and relief in your lower back.

In respect of foot position, Escamilla et al. (2001), Paoli et al. (2009) and McCaw and Melrose (1999) all reported that wide stance squats do not lead to greater hamstrings EMG amplitude than narrow stance squats.

If you are thinking of targeting your thighs, a narrow stance is the way to go.

In this parallel universe, TFA and reformers would be on opposite sides and TFA would be taking active stances against narrow - minded reforms that have not a single bit of evidence, like shutting down schools and firing teachers.

But instead of opting for active aerodynamics, the R & D team under Lamborghini chief engineer Maurizio Reggiani saved weight by fitting a battery of spoilers, splitters, and diffusers in fixed positions — an attack stance that also reduces rear visibility to a narrow observation slit.

The tall and narrow stance hints at a perched, top - heavy feeling that never materialises out on the road, yet the 2 still feels fleet of foot rather than reluctant and leaden like some of its rivals.

The low stance, narrow tires and clean shape give the CLA250 a slip - through - the - air drag coefficient of only 0.23.

The sporty exterior of our TDI SEL has a sloping hood design, narrower headlights and a lower stance that is accented by Alloy Wheels.

A strong working dog of bully, build with a narrow stance.

Mitch Kowalski has, for example, thoughtfully explored the ways in which the legal profession's narrow self - interested stance has impeded the introduction of innovative models of legal service delivery.