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Question 1

What exercise(s) would you prescribe for shoulder flexion?

Answer 1

Dumbbell Front raises and/or banded front raises

Question 2

What exercise(s) would you prescribe for shoulder extension?

Answer 2

Banded shoulder extension pulls and/or lying shoulder extensions

Question 3

What exercise(s) would you prescribe for shoulder abduction?

Answer 3

Egyptian lateral raise and/or dumbbell lateral raise

Question 4

What exercise(s) would you prescribe for shoulder internal rotation?

Answer 4

Internal cable/banded shoulder rotations and/or lying internal shoulder rotations

Question 5

What exercise(s) would you prescribe for shoulder external rotation?

Answer 5

External cable/banded shoulder rotations and/or lying external shoulder rotations

Question 6

What exercise(s) would you prescribe for elbow flexion?

Answer 6

Bicep curls and/or chin ups

Question 7

What exercise(s) would you prescribe for elbow extension?

Answer 7

Push ups and/or dumbbell tricep extensions

Question 8

Can you explain the closed chain/open chain principle?

Answer 8

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There are two types of kinetic chain exercises: open and closed. The difference between the two being in an open chain position, the distal aspect (segment furthest from body), usually hand or foot, is free and not fixed to a surface (i.e. the floor). In a closed chain position, the segment is stationary.

Question 9

Can you explain the length-tension relationship?

Answer 9

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The length-tension relationship is the amount of tension produced by a muscle, depending on how stretched/shortened it was before the exercise.

Question 10

Can you explain what a moment arm is (using shoulder complex abduction)?

Answer 10

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Simply put, the moment arm is the length between a joint axis and the of force acting on the joint. In terms of your shoulder complex, let’s say we did dumbbell lateral raises to perform shoulder abduction. The moment arm is at its longest at the beginning of the movement, so it feels rather light, but as we abduct and raise our arms laterally, the load feels heavier and the moment arm becomes shorter.

Question 11

Can you explain external/internal torque?

Answer 11

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Torque, in general, is the ability of a force to cause rotation. Internal torque is the force that’s produced from muscles of the body (internal force with internal moment arm). External torque originates from outside of the body, like gravity (external force with external moment arm).

Question 12

What are the muscles used during a bench press?

Answer 12

Pectoralis major, anterior deltoid, triceps

Question 13

What muscles are used during a push up?

Answer 13

Pectoralis major, anterior deltoid, triceps

Question 14

What muscles are used during a military press?

Answer 14

deltoids

Question 15

Demonstrate which phase is concentric and which is eccentric during a military press.

Answer 15

Top of press is concentric, bottom is eccentric

Question 16

Which plane(s) is crossed during a bench press?

Answer 16

Sagittal plane

Question 17

Which plane(s) is crossed during a push up?

Answer 17

Sagittal plane

Question 18

Which plane(s) is crossed during a military press?

Answer 18

Frontal plane

Question 19

What is the osteokinematic motion during a bench press?

Answer 19

Shoulder flexion and extension, elbow flexion and extension

Question 20

What is the osteokinematic motion during a push up?

Answer 20

Shoulder flexion and extension, elbow flexion and extension

Question 21

What is the osteokinematic motion during a military press?

Answer 21

Shoulder abduction and adduction, elbow flexion and extension

Question 22

Where is the axis during a bench press?

Answer 22

Shoulder-anterior/posterior

Elbow-mediolateral

Question 23

Where is the axis during a push up?

Answer 23

Shoulder-anterior/posterior

Elbow-mediolateral

Question 24

Where is the axis during a military press?

Answer 24

Shoulder-mediolateral

Elbow-mediolateral