Sentences with phrase «on pectoralis»

Bench press posture seems to have little effect on the pectoralis major EMG amplitude, although the literature is very limited at present.

Many studies have explored different bench angles on pectoralis major muscle activity.

Exploring the effect of stability, Saeterbakken & Fimland (2013) investigated the effect of performing the bench press on a stable bench, stability cushion or Swiss ball on pectoralis major muscle activity.

Not exact matches

While watching the NBA playoffs, I do exercise for lymph drainage (running on a trampoline) and mobility (sofa smash, gut smash, pectoralis release, and strengthening).

The pectorals are predominantly used to control the movement of the arm, with the contractions of the pectoralis major pulling on the humerus to create lateral, vertical, or rotational motion.

When you perform chest exercises on an incline, you emphasize the upper portion (clavicular head) of the pecs (pectoralis major).

In UCS, tightness of the upper trapezius and levator scapula on the dorsal side crosses with tightness of the pectoralis major and minor.

Both portions of the pectoralis major insert on the lateral lip of the bicipital groove of the humerus

Most gyms have a decline bench, and when you perform a chest press on a decline, you will place more emphasis on the lower portion of the chest / pectoralis major.

Because the fibers of the front deltoid originate alongside the fibers of the upper pectoralis major, the two muscles act like conjoined twins on chest presses.

An upper body workout is not complete without some exercises that focus on the antagonists of the pectoralis major and deltoids, namely the rhomboids, trapezius, and latismuss dorsi.

This exercise is excellent for stretching the pectoralis major and for working on the flexibility of the shoulder girdle.

The moment arm lengths of the pectoralis major change considerably depending on (1) where in the overall joint range of motion they are measured, and (2) which part of the muscle is measured (upper, middle, or lower).

Of course, it includes the pectoralis major, the large group of muscles that can be found on your chest — if you're wondering, they've been divided into two portions.

From these origins, the pectoralis major muscle crosses the chest, and the fibers converge to a common tendon before crossing the shoulder joint and inserting in the bicipital groove on the upper arm (Tobin, 1985; Sauerland, 1994).

The pectoralis major muscle originates on the middle third of the clavicle, the length of the sternum, and from the cartilage between the first six ribs.

Depending on the part of the muscle and the joint range of motion, the pectoralis major can act as either a scapular shoulder flexor or as a scapular shoulder extensor (Keuchle et al. 1997; Ackland et al. 2008).

Using a wide or narrow grip width causes differences in the shoulder abduction angle, which are probably what leads to the stress being placed on different parts of the pectoralis major muscle.

The majority of the data reports no difference between push ups with hands on stable or unstable surfaces (Lehman et al. 2006, Marshall and Marshall 2006), though in contrast, Sandhu et al. (2008) reported greater pectoralis major activation during the swiss ball push up compared to the stable push up with the hands at the same height.

Specifically, the barbell bench press performed on a Swiss ball displays either similar (Goodman et al. 2008) or inferior (Saeterbakken & Fimland, 2013) pectoralis major EMG amplitudes, compared to performing the bench press on a stable bench.