Sentences with phrase «than the supporting muscles»

This places much of the tension of the exercise directly on the connective tissue and bones of the spinal column rather than the supporting muscles, which are stabilizing the spine.

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The truth, however, is that whey protein contains many other highly beneficial substances — allowing it to do so much more for your body than just support muscle growth.

Other than supporting your belly, using a pillow this way will also help eliminate the discomforts arising from pulling the belly on the side or the excess pressure mounting from the back muscles.

Rather than worsening your back, neck and muscle aches with wedges and ill - stacked pillows, choose our long - lasting pregnancy pillows that offer full lateral, back and side support.

No association between vaginal delivery and interference with daily life was observed after 6 weeks, which supports a previous study.22 Additionally, the prevalence of moderate or severe UI in the vaginal delivery group was higher than that in the cesarean delivery group at 3 — 5 days, perhaps because pelvic floor muscle strength is significantly reduced at 3 — 8 days after vaginal delivery, but this is not the case after cesarean delivery.6

Your skeleton is much more than the structure supporting your muscles and other tissues.

The most severe form of SMA is Type 1, a lethal genetic disorder characterized by motor neuron loss and associated muscle deterioration, which results in mortality or the need for permanent ventilation support before the age of two for greater than 90 percent of patients.

When you are executing these exercises with a proper form, what you are basically doing is strengthening these tissues which act as support structures rather than inflicting damage, which in turn leads to increased muscle growth.

Other than that, he advocates using weight that's heavy enough to activate the secondary working muscles to support the lift, which in turn allows the primary muscle to achieve full contraction and places even more stress on it.

Your core is more than your six - pack muscles — it's all the muscles that encompass your trunk and help support your spine, explains certified strength and conditioning specialist Hannah Davis, author of Operation Bikini Body.

Worse, you could be setting yourself up for injury, because the muscles and joints in your shoulders and neck are forced to support much more weight than usual.

Your trapezius muscle group is more than an impressive - looking body part — it's also a collection of hard working fibers that support your shoulders and limbs, and its functions include keeping the neck and head in position, enabling the movement of the shoulder blades and even assisting breathing.

This kind of nutrient - based eating supports the production of the lean, sleek muscle that you want to carry — it will not bulk you up, it will simply define and sculpt the shape of your body, and burn more calories at rest than fat.

Improving physical strength is more than strong muscles it requires strong bones to support those muscles.

Volume 36, Number 1 / 2010, an article titled «Effect of different seat support characteristics on the neck and trunk muscles and forward head posture of visual display terminal workers», indicates an unstable seat cushion relaxes neck muscles and improves posture better than a spongy soft - cushion seat support.

Performing it standing recruits many more muscle groups in order to maintain balance and support the lift, rather than performing it seated.

And while it's true, you will need to avoid certain types of exercise at first (squat, lunges, running, jumping), there are lots of exercises than you can do to build the muscles around your knees - for support - and to burn calories.

Spring is a time to introduce more movement, whether it's a flowing vinyasa class, long walks, runs, biking or spinning, focus on moving rather than just muscle building and let the natural energy of the season support your fitness goals.

The thing is, though, while they may be less bioavailable than animal foods, plant proteins are still usable by your body and still count toward your total — and if you're going to forgo animal products entirely, you'll need to get them in to support muscle, performance, and general health.

So, with the same metabolic energy you can use fewer muscles to a greater degree (so that it feels harder) when you have more points of support (cycling, rowing) than when you have fewer (running, walking).

The biggest factor in your muscle increase (rather than wasting as you age) is the exercise you do and the rest (including sleep) and the adequate protein and overall diet quality you have to support it.

The National Institutes of Health report that magnesium is essential in supporting the activity of more than 300 enzyme processes including serving as a muscle relaxant along the gastrointestinal tract (10).

It happens because that body position stretches some the core muscles rather than allowing you to bear down and contract them into a more solid supporting position.

In fact, you could even make a case for it having more research behind it than protein, with volumes of research spanning over two decades supporting its effectiveness for boosting strength, speed and muscle mass.

Calcium is required for vascular contraction and vasodilation, muscle function, nerve transmission, intracellular signaling and hormonal secretion, though less than 1 % of total body calcium is needed to support these critical metabolic functions [1].

Even with a Democratic president who strongly supports the charter model, and congressional leadership pre-disposed to choice and innovation; even with more money and muscle behind our movement than ever before, efforts to expand innovation and opportunity in states that already allow both, or to seed new schooling innovations to suburban areas have been roundly routed across the country.

First, the major muscles surrounding the hip joint attach at points other than on the femoral head or neck, predominantly on the top of the femur, much like the supporting ropes are strung from the top of a tent pole.

It is important to note that protein should be used as a source of tissue support, rather than energy, while carbohydrates and fats provide the majority of fuel for the muscles.

The Complete Health Senior Health Deboned Chicken & Chicken Meal recipe is packed with lean protein from fresh chicken and chicken meal to support your cat's lean muscle mass but it contains 8 % fewer calories than the original adult formula to prevent weight gain.

It requires good muscle strength in the leg and buttocks since these, rather than bone, provide the support.

While the Arms free updates may now have dried up, the support it received from Nintendo allowed it to gain a following; thanks to the free updates it received, perhaps an Arms sequel will do more than flex its muscles.