Sentences with phrase «upright torso»

The wider your stance, the more upright your torso can to be.

This enables proper hip alignment, and therefore a more upright torso.

Also, the front squat encourages or, rather, insists on a much more upright torso position which means that your lower back is under much less stress compared to back squats.

That being said, because of the bar placement (anterior on the shoulders) and because one is able to maintain a more upright torso during its execution, most people will be able to achieve a much deeper depth with a front squat.

With the help of a multi-ply suit, you are able to take advantage of a very wide stance with a very upright torso.

The more upright torso position means that erector spinea are less in demand when compared to the back squat and in electromyography (EMG) tests have shown that front squats work your quads harder than back squats.

Stand up with an upright torso, holding a dumbbell in each hand at arm's length with the palms of your hands facing your torso.

Slowly lower yourself down with an upright torso until your biceps touch your forearms and your triceps are fully stretched.

Because of the upright torso, it is not uncommon to see front squatters go very deep — to the point where the hamstrings actually touch the calves.

Bring your right knee up toward your hip and touch the raised knee with your left hand, crossing the arm in front of your upright torso.

Maintain an upright torso the entire time.

Keep an upright torso while front squatting; this helps you avoid dropping your elbows, which creates unnecessary strain on the wrists.

Stand up with an upright torso and hold a barbell at shoulder width with your palms facing away from the body and your elbows close to the torso.

That being said, a narrow grip with an upright torso will keep most of the focus on the triceps, but a wider grip with the weight shifted forward will target your chest muscles and help you achieve massive growth.

Sit back, leading with your glutes and maintaining an upright torso as if you were about to sit down on a bench.

Engage your core, and shoot your butt out behind you, squatting down while maintaining an upright torso.

Depth is not as important as maintaining and upright torso, keeping the core engaged and pressing through the heel to return to standing.

Ankles, knees and hips must flex while the core must remain strong to maintain an upright torso.

Now, with an upright torso, actively push your pelvis forward and down.

With an upright torso, lean forward and try to grab your feet or ankles.

For this reason, Olympic weightlifters have primary done high bar back squats and front squats to develop strength in the exact positional alignments needed to transfer over to cleans and snatches (an upright torso with high amounts of knee flexion).

Go as fast as you can that enables you to maintain an upright torso.

By keeping your elbows down you can maintain an upright torso and more efficiently transfer force from your lower half into the bar.

Due to the bar placement and the resulting movement pattern of an upright torso with greater squatting depth, the High Bar Squat offers some unique benefits, that the Low Bar Squat doesn't offer.