Sentences with phrase «overall pectoralis»

Although overall the pectoralis major may have a small shoulder flexion moment arm, this obscures the fact that the different heads have very different moment arm lengths.

In general, it seems that compound exercises that include shoulder horizontal flexion feature as the best exercises for creating overall pectoralis major activity.

Not exact matches

The bench press targets the overall chest region during your chest workout with the pectoralis major as the primary mover in this exercise.

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).

Overall, the data indicate that grip widths > 100 % of shoulder (acromial) width produce superior but similar pectoralis major sternocostal head muscle activity.

Overall, research indicates that the free - weight and machine bench press produce very similar levels of pectoralis major EMG amplitude and therefore either will train the muscle effectively.

In contrast, the pectoralis major overall has a small extension moment arm length, making it a weak contributor to movement in the opposite direction, along with the latissimus dorsi.