PushUp Flashcards
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EXERCISE #2 – THE PUSHUP:
- What is the movement at the elbow during the concentric phase?
- What is the movement at the elbow during the eccentric phase?
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EXERCISE #2 – THE PUSHUP:
- What is the movement at the elbow during the concentric phase?
extension - What is the movement at the elbow during the eccentric phase?
flexion
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EXERCISE #2 – THE PUSHUP:
- What are the agonists at the elbow?
- What are the antagonists at the elbow?
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EXERCISE #2 – THE PUSHUP:
- What are the agonists at the elbow?
Triceps Brachii (long, lateral, and medial heads), anconeus - What are the antagonists at the elbow?
Biceps Brachii (long and short heads), Brachialis, Brachioradialis, pronator teres.
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EXERCISE #2 – THE PUSHUP:
- What is the movement at the shoulder joint during the concentric phase?
- What is the movement at the shoulder joint during the eccentric phase?
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EXERCISE #2 – THE PUSHUP:
- What is the movement at the shoulder joint during the concentric phase?
Horizontal Adduction, - What is the movement at the shoulder joint during the eccentric phase?
Horizontal Abduction,
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EXERCISE #2 – THE PUSHUP:
- What are the agonists at the shoulder joint?
- What are the antagonists at the shoulder joint?
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EXERCISE #2 – THE PUSHUP:
- What are the agonists at the shoulder joint?
The muslces that horizontally adduct: Anterior Deltoid, Pectoralis Major – Sternal, Pectoralis Major – clavicular, Coracobrachialis - What are the antagonists at the shoulder joint?
The muscles that horizontally abduct: Teres Minor, Infraspinatus, Teres Major, Latissimus Dorsi, posterior deltoid
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EXERCISE #2 – THE PUSHUP:
- What is the movement at the shoulder girdle during the concentric phase?
- What is the movement at the shoulder girdle during the eccentric phase?
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EXERCISE #2 – THE PUSHUP:
- What is the movement at the shoulder girdle during the concentric phase?
scapular protraction of the shoulder girdle.
- What is the movement at the shoulder girdle during the eccentric phase?
Scapular retraction
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EXERCISE #2 – THE PUSHUP:
- What are the agonists at the shoulder girdle?
- What are the antagonists at the shoulder girdle?
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EXERCISE #2 – THE PUSHUP:
- What are the agonists at the shoulder girdle?
Muscles of scapular protraction: pectoralis minor, serratus anterior - What are the antagonists at the shoulder girdle?
Muscles of scapular retraction: middle trapezius, and rhomboids (minor and major)