Sentences with phrase «top of the lift»

And there's probably a special individual out there who is going to layer the Smolov cycle on top of a lifting cycle from Catalyst athletics and do the CompTrain conditioning workouts as PM sessions.

We get that it's hard to resist the urge to go immediately into your bench press, but there's plenty to gain from pausing at the top of the lift.

Hold the position at the top of the lift for a second, squeezing your chest.

• Start by doing a standard biceps curl and pause at the top of the lift.

It's crucial to perform this routine in a controlled cadence, holding for a few seconds at the top of each lift.

Cables have the benefit of providing constant tension throughout the movement (you lose some of the tension on the muscles at the top of the lift with dumbbells).

Press the weight upward and inward, bringing the weight together above your eyes at the top of the lift.

The lifter then catches the bar at the top of its momentum drive to hold it steady, stabilising it in position at the top of the lift.

There is always tension in the shoulders during the Bradford Press and the shoulder is never allowed to relax at the top of the lift because it always needs to move backwards or forwards.

When you press the bar upward, keep the elbows unlocked and at the top of the lift, move the whole of your shoulders and elbows back so that the bar moves over the top of the head, then bring the bar down behind the head.

The split jerk stance can help the Olympic jerk lifter to position themselves more accurately beneath the bar at the top of the lift, as they can move forward, backward and bend their knees to catch the bar and lock out.

As you push the weight up, twist the dumbbells in a pronating motion (inward motion) so that at the top of the lift, the dumbbells are lined up as if they were a barbell (traditional dumbbell lift).

Using good lat pulldown technique, keep tension and at the top of the lift and begin to draw the bar back down again for your next rep.

Your toes should point to the ceiling at the top of the lift.

Straighten the leg fully when extending to lift the weight, but do not lock out the knees at the top of the lift.

Even though you're training your body to move the bar faster, your muscles still have to decelerate the movement at the top of the lift to prevent injury to your shoulders and elbows, not to mention to prevent the bar from flying out of your hands.

Overall, it appears that the middle trapezius muscle activity is greater during the start and middle phases of the deadlift compared to the top of the lift.

The lifter must wait for referee to call «press» before pressing upward, and «rack» before placing bar back on rack at the top of the lift.

Increase the challenge by pausing at the top of your lift for several breaths.

To make this exercise more difficult, extend one leg at the top of the lift.

When doing the lift at a faster pace; I liked the feeling of overload at the bottom coming out of the hole but did not like the whipping action at the top of the lift.

Squeeze your rear deltoids as you perform 10 reps.. On the 10th rep, hold for ten seconds at the top of the lift.

It's common for people to roll their shoulder forwards at the top of this lift, if this happens to you (you will need someone else to watch you or set up a video) don't worry about going full range.

At the top of the lift you should feel the tension in the lower back muscles (erector spinae).

Right before you pull, take a deep breath in and slowly exhale as you get to the top of the lift.

Once you get the bar off the floor, then you can start to apply a little more intensity as you near the top of the lift.

Bar a particularly icy gale at the top of a lift, which went down my neck and reminded me I should have worn a buff, this combination worked a treat, and as it was less bulky than my usual ski wear, I was also more agile on the slopes.

Keith then suggested we went immediately off piste from the top of the lift but it was too steep for some of the group so we skied further down off piste through powder and trees to the bottom.»

We followed the inoperative chair lift, and took a break at the top of the lift, soaking in the magnificent view on the still cloudless day.

Other chair upgrades and work include The White Pass Chair getting a new drive (essentially the brain that drives the lift) as well as getting a new operator building at the top of the lift to improve living conditions up there for the operators.

Neko and Steve can often be found at the top of the lifts doing drills and other exercises to keep their skills sharp.