Sentences with phrase «than the leg curl»

Towards the end (1987 — «88, I did little more than leg curls and calf work to supplement my deads and squats.

This suggests that the lunge is a superior exercise for the adductor magnus than the leg curl.

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Because their legs are curled up against the torso for much of the pregnancy, making a full - length measurement difficult, babies often are measured from the crown to rump (from the top of the head to bottom the buttocks) rather than from head to toe.

Lying leg curls work the hams more directly and with a more concentrated contraction than any other exercise, and they are especially important for training the knee flexion function of the muscle.

To put it simply, compound exercises are movements that use more than one joint (squats, deadlifts, bench press, shoulder press, barbell row etc.), contrary to isolation exercises that use only one joint (think leg extensions, bicep curls and triceps extensions)

Testing on the 1 R.M. continuum on knee flexion exercises (a.k.a. leg curls) show that to stay within 70 % of the maximum, you can not do more than 8 reps.. So in my opinion, leg curls done above eight reps are a complete waste of time.

An example of a higher resistance abs exercise would be a hanging leg raise with a proper pelvic curl - up (different than what you see most people doing in the gyms, where they only raise their knees up).

Weight training: The basic exercises that include the largest muscle groups or even call into play the entire body as a unit (squats, front squats, split squats, deadlifts, stiff legged deadlifts, overhead presses, all kinds of rows and core - activation exercises) will have a much greater metabolism stimulating effect than isolation exercises (concentration curls, calf raises, etc)

Squats and Deadlifts are more beneficial than leg extensions and leg curls.

Ono et al. (2010) found that EMG amplitude of the semitendinosus was significantly higher than that of the semimembranosus during eccentric leg curls and Kubota et al. (2007) found that muscular soreness and signal intensity was greatest in the order semitendinosus > biceps femoris (long head) > semimembranosus following eccentric leg curls.

Hildenbrand et al. (2004) found that external oblique muscle activity was higher in the kneeling roll out than during bent - leg, unsupported curl ups, Swiss ball curl ups, and the Ab - Roller curl up device.

Upper rectus abdominis muscle activity was higher in the Swiss ball roll out and prone jack knife and bent - leg curl up than in the Swiss ball prone knee - tuck, Swiss ball knee - tuck with rotation, and the bent - leg sit up.

It was really difficult for me — more difficult than running half marathons or leg curling 120 pounds.

Comparing hamstring strain injury prevention and rehabilitation exercises, Orishimo & McHugh (2015) found that the supine sliding leg curl (Slider) produced greater gluteus maximus EMG amplitude during the eccentric phase than the standing elastic - band resisted hip extension, the standing trunk flexion (Glider) or the standing split (Diver).

The deadlift appears to be a better hamstrings exercise than the back squat but the Romanian deadlift is similar to other commonly - performed hamstrings exercises (Nordic curl, glute - ham raise, machine leg curl).

Comparing the stiff - legged deadlift with the leg curl and back squat, Wright et al. (1999) found that there was little difference between the stiff - legged deadlift and the leg curl but both the stiff - legged deadlift and leg curl produced greater hamstrings muscle activity than the back squat.

Comparing the Romanian deadlift with various other exercises, McAllister et al. (2014) reported that gastrocnemius muscle activity was higher in the Romanian deadlift than in the prone leg curl but similar in the Romanian deadlift and both glute - ham and good morning exercises.

On my three dog night, with the blind one curled up between my legs, her head resting on my feet; the big one on floor by the couch, reaching for me now and then with his paw; and the little Boston terrier resting, finally, on my belly, I realized I was feeling 9.9 times more peaceful and harmonious than usual.

Occasionally they'll curl up in your lap and let you cuddle with them while they knead your leg, but as a general rule, cats are simply more aloof when it comes to affection than their canine counterparts.

It was better at recognizing arm movements like overhead presses than it was at reading lower - body exercises like leg extensions and leg lifts, and at one point it even misclassified simple bicep curls as Russian twists.