Sentences with phrase «upper arms lifted»

Keep the heads of your upper arms lifted, and actively lengthen your front body.

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Lying on the belly requires that an infant be able to lift his / her head (this is called extension of the neck) progressing to propping on forearms (more extension now involving the upper half of the back) followed by propping on straight arms (even more extension of the back).

But as neck and upper body strength improve, they'll be able to lift their heads up while on their bellies and eventually prop themselves up on their arms, hold their heads up, and look around.

Plus the shape of this round cushion helps to encourage baby to lift their head, strengthen their neck, upper arm and chest muscles which in turn helps to develop gross and fine motor skills through using larger muscles and precise movement.

The upper arm on this scroll saw can be lifted and locked into place so that you can make adjustments to the position of the blade.

Lift your legs off the ground; at the same time, lift your upper body and twist your torso to reach your left arm toward your fLift your legs off the ground; at the same time, lift your upper body and twist your torso to reach your left arm toward your flift your upper body and twist your torso to reach your left arm toward your feet.

Besides being the top ego - boosting lift of all time, the bench press is also a core fundamental exercise for developing upper body strength that's mandatory for all lifters, as it allows you to train your pecs, anterior delts, triceps brachii and latissmus dorsi all at the same time and thus acquire a fully rounded powerful chest and strong arms, shoulders and back.

Bend your elbows straight back and squeeze your upper outer arms (or place your knees in your armpits), engage your core, and lift your feet up off the floor.

Engaging your upper - back muscles, slowly lift your chest off the floor, while your arms remain lifted at your sides.

In regards to his upper - arm training, he said that he saw his biceps as huge mountains and he saw himself lifting giant piles of weight with these two amazing slabs of muscle on his arms.

Prop your upper body up on your left elbow and forearm (or straighten your left arm so you're body is supported by your hand), then lift your hips off the ground until your body forms a straight line from ankles to shoulders.

Slowly lift your arms and upper body, keeping your neck in a neutral position.

«Its one of the best weight - bearing exercises because you have to lift your entire body weight using your arms, upper body, and abs,» he says — plus, its a superquick workout.

Your upper arms need to be completely still and unyielding to the weight, not providing any assistance in lifting, and the same goes for every other muscle except the triceps.

Engage your lower back and lift your upper and lower body smoothly, bringing your legs and arms off the ground.

Engage your lower back, smoothly lifting your upper and lower body, bringing your legs and arms off the ground at the same time.

Continue to lift your shoulder blades off the ground while squeezing your legs into your upper arms and pushing your arms into your legs.

Lift that structure up in front of your face, rest your chin on your left upper arm, then breathe your chin and your arms away from your face and up; hold for three to five breaths.

Press elbows / upper arms into the floor, press heels and feet into the seat pan, lift hips up to knee level, deeply engage the glutes, add a slight pelvic tuck, lift hips a little higher (keep weight across the shoulder blades and away from your neck).

You won't just be lifting with one arm or one leg, you'll be using your upper body, lower body, and especially your core for the majority of the lifts.

A good target for most lifters is to descend until your upper arms are parallel to the floor.

Without swaying, swinging or lifting at the shoulders and keeping your upper arms at your sides, lift the barbell up in a wide arc from your thighs up to shoulder level.

Simultaneously lift your arms and upper body along with your lower legs (knees straight) up until they meet above you.

Bending your elbows, lift your upper arms straight out to the sides, and pull the barbell straight up until your upper arms are parallel to the floor and the bar is just below chin level.

Curls are performed by flexing the elbow and lifting the weight in a semi-circular motion until the forearm touches your upper arm.

Press the backs of your upper arms and the tops of your shoulders actively into the blanket support, and try to lift the upper spine away from the floor.

Lift up onto the balls of your feet and lean forward even more, taking the weight of your torso onto the backs of the upper arms.

Next, lift and place your right knee onto your upper right arm near the shoulder.

When you are ready to take the feet off the floor, push the upper arms against the shins and draw your inner groins deep into the pelvis to help you with the lift.

Grip your right upper arm with your inner right knee (as described in the previous instructions), press your right hand into the floor, and lift your right foot slightly away from the floor.

He should press his hands against your outer upper arms, just above the shoulder, and lift the outer arms toward the elbows.

Your arms get used in every upper body lift.

In a side - lying position as shown and with the arm supported and elbow bent to a right angle, the athlete lifts the weight upwards, keeping the upper arm resting against the body.

This upper - arm muscle group is strengthened by lifting or pulling a weight toward the body, but this is an action yogis rarely perform.

With your upper arms in a 90 degree angle to your torso and your hands directly above your elbows, lift your hands straight up so that your arms are straight above your head.

Rotate your upper arm bones out and broaden across your collarbones, firm your shoulder blades into the back ribs and lift through your sternum.

On the next inhale, lift your toes and heels from the floor and balance on the hands, knees resting on your upper arms.

Inhale, bring your head and shoulders off the mat, keeping your abs contracted, exhale and lift your entire upper body off the mat, with your legs still extended and your arms outstretched in front of you.

Ancillary lifts should include rows and lat pulldowns to develop the upper back, lateral raises and front raises to develop the shoulders, and tricep pushdowns or bicep curls for the arms.

It allows you to bring your upper back muscles into the lift at the very bottom and this pinch also keeps you safe when you complete the lift and your arms are completely extended.

EXERCISE TECHNIQUE (EXECUTION): Using a slow, continuous motion, keeping your upper arms right beside your head (without letting them flare out too much), lower the dumbbell behind your head (until your elbows reach jut past 90 degrees), then lift it back to full extension.

Reach arms forward, as you lift upper body and legs simultaneously.

Bring legs up to 90 degrees; crunch upper and lower body while lifting left arm up and then lowering it forward until it's in line with torso (B).

It is undoubtedly a harder exercise than the press up and because you are lifting your entire bodyweight with just your arms unlike the press up it may prove to be a better upper body strength builder but having said that it does not work the core muscles anything like the press up does so only time will tell which one will prove to be better overall.

And if you lift weights for your upper body or play a sport that involves your arms it is even more important to maintain good flexibility in the chest and shoulders.

I've been lifting for about 2 years now and am happy with my upper body results (Lean, muscular and toned arms and back.)

Bend your elbows to lift the bar toward your shoulders, keeping your upper arms and shoulders stable (b).

If you do manage to lift your head, the pose may actually become easier, since this movement allows your upper arms to directly support your weight, easing the demand on your muscles.

Then, as you lift the upper torso, head and arms, lift the knees as far away from the floor as possible.

With the upper torso lifted, open the arms out to your sides.