Sentences with phrase «opposing muscle»

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

Even if you want to build your glutes, you can't neglect your quadriceps (the opposing muscle to your glutes) or you'll end up with a muscle imbalance that can cause a nagging injury.

Exercises in an HICT circuit should be placed in an order that allows for opposing muscle groups to alternate between resting and working in subsequent exercise stations.

When the opposing muscle contracts, it is felt that inhibitory messages are signaled to the target muscle to relax (thus allowing for a lengthened stretch).

A variation (contract - relax agonist - contract method) involves performing a contraction of the opposing muscle during the stretching phase to take the target muscle to a new, farther motion endpoint (Sharman, Cresswell & Riek 2006).

No studies have investigated opposing muscle contraction intensity for PNF stretches in this phase.

More specifically, most PNF stretches involve a shortening contraction of the opposing muscle followed by an isometric contraction of the target muscle.

Balance between the opposing muscle groups in the upper back and torso which surround the shoulder and Balance between movement patterns.

Having a really strong and fully developed back will help you press more weight on the bench and curl more weight with your biceps as your body works in symmetry to opposing muscle groups and this will elevate your functional strength a great deal.

When this happens, muscles become strong and shortened around the joints while opposing muscle groups become weak and overstretched.

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.

Two primary variations are recognized: A superset where the second exercise hits the same muscle group (agonist); and a superset in which an opposing muscle group (antagonist) is targeted in the second exercise or set.

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.

Another easy method to plan supersets is to alternate with opposing muscle groups.

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

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

Muscles do not work in isolation, so it's important to make sure that support muscles and opposing muscle groups get equal attention in your workouts.

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.

Sometimes that is simply because we don't use our opposing muscle groups -LSB-...]

Your abdominals support your posture and are working when you stand up straight using the opposing muscle which are the many back muscles that you have to keep your posture correct.

While you recover, choose alternative exercises or workouts that build opposing muscle groups.

Every movement you make involves one or more of your muscles performing flexion (muscle shortening), while the opposing muscle (s) are performing extension (muscle lengthening), so by using your mind to «stretch» (extend) or «squeeze» (flex) the muscle you can manipulate your body to push and pull its way to success.

Do some research, and you'll see how you can work opposing muscle groups once a week to most efficiently add strength and size.

If you are doing two exercises using this method it's best to do them for opposing muscle groups, e.g. chest and back or quads and hams.

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.

However, I have been doing some research on the matter, and it seems most people recommend stretching the opposing muscle group in such cases.

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.

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.»

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

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.

Another point to make, in case you didn't already know: Supersets should only be with two lifts that train two different muscle groups (ideally, two opposing muscle groups).

The last two moves for opposing muscle groups are here because they often fail to deliver what the user really wants.

This is how a muscle relaxes itself more to allow the opposing muscle to contract.

For example, on the «up kick» of a dolphin kick, the quadriceps concentrically contract to bring the leg into extension while the hamstring, the opposing muscle, eccentrically contracts as the leg swings forward.

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.

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.

What you'll notice in these compensations is that they're almost always paired muscles groups, meaning that the agonist (the one responsible for the action in the compensation) is tight and the antagonist (the opposing muscle group) is weak.

This procedure is repeated using a contraction of the targeted muscle and then repeated again contracting the opposing muscle.

Their compliment, or opposing muscle group is known as the ABductors, muscles that bring the limbs away from the body.

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.

You can also treat it by engaging the antagonist, which is the opposing muscle.

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.

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.

Like week 1 you have four workouts this week, but now you're training opposing muscle groups, like chest and back, with calves being the exception, they will be done like you did in week 1.

While some experts claim that staggering moves with opposing muscle group pairings circumvents this risk, the nervous system's response to this training method necessarily inhibits power.

It's actually a very unique exercise because it effectively works two opposing muscle groups simultaneously: the chest and the back.

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.

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.

This occurs when one muscle is stronger than its opposing muscle, creating an undesired look.

You can either pair exercises that are noncompeting (i.e. work opposing muscle groups), or you can pair exercises that target the same muscle group.