Sentences with phrase «split position»

You can then repeat this process several times to reach your maximum splits position at that time.

But although split positions make it easier for dual - career scientists to manage to keep a family together, they aren't the only way to survive.

Barbara Gannon, executive director, proposed converting a part - time position in the kitchen to full time, splitting the position between the senior and youth departments.

When you are capable of holding your maximum splits position with just the strength of your hip muscles and legs you are so near to doing the full splits that you can taste it.

Proponents of a mandatory non-executive Chairman of the Board have overstated the benefits of splitting the positions, while understating or even ignoring the costs of doing so.

Pressing weight into your hands, begin to slide right foot forward, bringing you towards a full split position.

You are therefore well on the way to mastering the front splits and for the next week I want you to take time out every day to picture yourself in a perfect front splits position.

Your front leg will remain straight as it slides but your back leg will normally begin to bend at the knee involuntary as you get nearer to your maximum splits position.

Find a nice quiet place and spend at least 30 minutes sitting peacefully, breathing calmly and picturing yourself in the full splits position.

The hip flexors and hamstrings are prime examples of those areas, and unfortunately, these are the main groups that are affected in the front split position.

Rather than «subject one [member of the couple] to a second - class status,» Rita Colwell, director of the National Science Foundation, who is married to a physicist, suggests that couples consider taking a split position.

Jane Lubchenco, a professor of zoology at Oregon State University in Corvallis and former president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, agrees that a split position does not result in a 20 - hour workweek.

Before accepting a split position, Lubchenco and her husband, Bruce Menge, came to «bottom line» decisions about their careers.

Based on these criteria, Lubchenco gave up a full - time tenure track position at Harvard University to take a split position at Oregon State with her husband.

With the help of Vassar's dean, they worked out a split position — each was officially working half - time — that would allow each of them to earn tenure independently, which they both eventually did.

When you do this exercise, your legs should be placed in a split position instead of together.

One can certainly master this asana with few days of steady practice and achieve the full - split position in due course of time.

When you do a Dumbell Split Squat, you START in the split position (which looks like the bottom of the lunge) and STAY there.

The third reason is that when it is time to start practicing isometrics whilst in the splits position you will find it a lot easier to maintain your balance with the back foot pointing towards the side.

At this stage, start practicing lifting the finger on one side of your body an inch of the floor hold for a few seconds and then try putting that one back down and lifting the other one until finally you are capable of holding a splits position with the strength of your legs only.

The Standing quadriceps Stretch is a very easy stretch to perform but a great one because the quadriceps of the front leg are the first muscles to contract in the splits position and stop you going as far in the stretch as you are capable of, therefore the more flexibility and control you have over them the better.

I guarantee your splits position will go lower the only problem is you would probably injure yourself so please don't try it.

All you have to do is slide into your splits position and keep going until your muscles tense up and act like breaks to stop you going any further.

If you doubt it, imagine being in the splits position and someone placing a hundred kilos of weights on your back.

Let's look at muscular tension first, All muscular tension means is as you go down in the splits position your muscles panic because the position is new territory to them and they think (oh I don't think this is a good idea, this is going to hurt or injure me) The result is as soon as the fear of pain kicks in or your muscles feel uncomfortable they will contract or tense up with all their might to stop you going any further.

You slide down into the splits position until the stretch reflex causes you to tense up.

The reason why is because a muscle will only get stronger in the range of movement you put it in (or to simplify it) the best way to get the strength your hip muscles and hamstrings need to do the splits is you've guessed it, isometric contractions in the splits position.

So the next technique you use is to start practicing lifting your hands off the floor so that there is nothing to support you when you are in the splits position except the strength of your legs.

By default, Android N split - screen sets the split position right in the middle of the display.