Sentences with phrase «worked during this squat»

But there is a long list of muscles that are worked during this squat: abdominals, lower and upper back muscles, trunk muscles, and the muscles in our arms and shoulders.

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Bursts of exercise during the work day: such as jumping jacks, squats, calf raises.

What's especially great about the curtsy lunge is that most traditional exercises move you forward or back, but this one moves you laterally, requiring you to work muscles you might not be working during regular squats and lunges, Klika says.

Although I believe the back squat is essential (barring any medical restrictions), especially during your early years of training other movements can work.

If we've worked on proper body balance through stretching then we'll have no major compensations during the squat.

By focusing on balance exercises during the General Physical Preparedness Phase, I have been not only deconstructing my technique in basic lifts such as the bench, squat, deadlift, kettlebell snatches and cleans, etc..., I have also been working on joint stability, abdominal strength, and postural imbalances.

Of course, they all work during walking, running, hiking, and jumping, and they work during leg exercises like squats and lunges.

The hamstrings also work with the glutes (butt) to move your hip during exercises like squats, lunges, and the leg press machine.

During the front squat, your upper back as to do more work to stay upright.

If you can't feel your glutes working during gluteus maximus exercises — especially deadlifts and squats — but you don't believe a lack of glute strength is the problem, then you need to work on motor control.

«Work up to adding in squats and calf raises during each phone call of the day,» she adds.