Sentences with phrase «of opposing muscle groups»

The neuromuscular relationship of these opposing muscle groups is known as reciprocal inhibition, which is a fancy way of saying that when one muscle group contracts, the other relaxes.

The second and best way to superset is by pairing exercises of opposing muscle groups such as back and chest, thighs and hamstrings, biceps and triceps; or different muscle movements such as shoulders and calves, upper abs and lower abs.

Beyond just building the necessary strength and endurance to be able to attack the mountain like you own it, we also knew that it was essential to make sure the programs were balanced for proper development of opposing muscle groups and joint health in your knees and hips.

It's proven that muscles generate a stronger contraction when they're preceded by contractions of an opposing muscles group.

Not exact matches

«In my functional training routine, instead of my «leg» day, where all sets are completed before moving on to the next, I like to incorporate either an opposing muscle group (push - pull) or some anaerobic intervals in between each set, making the most of my time.»

The principle of combining the exercises is the same as with supersets, hitting the opposing muscle groups with a sequence of exercises.

They simultaneously work opposing muscle groups, don't necessarily require the use of specialized equipment and are simply one of the most effective exercises for building upper body mass and strength.

Dips are one of the best upper body exercises, as they simultaneously work opposing muscle groups and can be used to bring special attention to your chest muscles while warming up your front shoulders and triceps.

The same could be said of the abductor group, which is why it's so important to train our entire body, and to know about the different opposing muscle groups.

For example, a lot of the pushing moves or arms in front of you moves have an opposing pulling move that would work the opposite muscle group.

The body is composed of pairs of opposing, or antagonistic, muscle groups that function in different ways from another.

A trained sports therapist would do this for an athlete under their care because they have knowledge of all the muscles in the body and opposing muscle groups, so it's not necessarily something you'd naturally just know, but it IS a handy piece of information to have.

This type of supersets refers to performing two exercises that work opposing muscle groups (while one contracts, the other relaxes), such as chest and back or biceps and triceps, which allows using a higher rep range or heavier weights.

If you like weight training, instead of waiting after each set, just immediately go to train another body part that is either non-related or an opposing muscle group.

If muscle strength between the two opposing muscle groups, the quads and hamstrings, are roughly equal, the muscles work in harmony and there's no need for one set of muscles to pull more weight.

To maximize efficiency and effectiveness of the workout, pair opposing muscle groups.

The order of exercises does matter, as you should alternate working opposing muscle groups and follow exercises that will get your heart rate up with those that cool it down.»

Suggested exercises: These are just examples for you to get an idea and you can switch them with the type of exercises you prefer all you need to remember is to work opposing muscle groups.

Hey Mike, what do you think about more volume (sets of say 10reps or so, about 10 sets a muscle group) as opposed to low volume (3 - 4 sets about, 10reps per muscle group) for testosterone, ive been experimenting and seems like when i do more sets 8 - 10 per muscle group but not too high intensity, my hormones go through the roof!

In order to increase the range of motion at a joint, you need to focus on reducing muscle tension in the opposing muscle group — in this case the external rotators, as well as strengthening the internal rotators themselves.

The opposing group, on the other hand, teaches us that you can get excellent results too by overloading the muscles and increasing the frequency of the movements.

The two main types of supersets are opposing muscle group supersets and same muscle group supersets.

One very common form of a superset workout includes working two opposing muscle groups back to back and then repeating the circuit.

Supersetting is the practice of exercising two opposing muscle groups in quick succession for the purpose of stimulating muscle growth and providing rest in either group alternately.

Both the opposing muscle group (the muscles behind or in front of the stretched muscle), and the muscles to be stretched are relaxed.