PushUp

Question 1

EXERCISE #2 – THE PUSHUP:

1. What is the movement at the elbow during the concentric phase?
2. What is the movement at the elbow during the eccentric phase?

Answer 1

EXERCISE #2 – THE PUSHUP:

1. What is the movement at the elbow during the concentric phase?
   extension
2. What is the movement at the elbow during the eccentric phase?
   flexion

Question 2

EXERCISE #2 – THE PUSHUP:

3. What are the agonists at the elbow?
4. What are the antagonists at the elbow?

Answer 2

EXERCISE #2 – THE PUSHUP:

3. What are the agonists at the elbow?
   Triceps Brachii (long, lateral, and medial heads), anconeus
4. What are the antagonists at the elbow?
   Biceps Brachii (long and short heads), Brachialis, Brachioradialis, pronator teres.

Question 3

EXERCISE #2 – THE PUSHUP:

5. What is the movement at the shoulder joint during the concentric phase?
6. What is the movement at the shoulder joint during the eccentric phase?

Answer 3

EXERCISE #2 – THE PUSHUP:

5. What is the movement at the shoulder joint during the concentric phase?
   Horizontal Adduction,
6. What is the movement at the shoulder joint during the eccentric phase?
   Horizontal Abduction,

Question 4

EXERCISE #2 – THE PUSHUP:

7. What are the agonists at the shoulder joint?
8. What are the antagonists at the shoulder joint?

Answer 4

EXERCISE #2 – THE PUSHUP:

7. What are the agonists at the shoulder joint?
   The muslces that horizontally adduct: Anterior Deltoid, Pectoralis Major – Sternal, Pectoralis Major – clavicular, Coracobrachialis
8. What are the antagonists at the shoulder joint?
   The muscles that horizontally abduct: Teres Minor, Infraspinatus, Teres Major, Latissimus Dorsi, posterior deltoid

Question 5

EXERCISE #2 – THE PUSHUP:

9. What is the movement at the shoulder girdle during the concentric phase?
10. What is the movement at the shoulder girdle during the eccentric phase?

Answer 5

EXERCISE #2 – THE PUSHUP:

9. What is the movement at the shoulder girdle during the concentric phase?

scapular protraction of the shoulder girdle.

10. What is the movement at the shoulder girdle during the eccentric phase?
    Scapular retraction

Question 6

EXERCISE #2 – THE PUSHUP:

11. What are the agonists at the shoulder girdle?
12. What are the antagonists at the shoulder girdle?

Answer 6

EXERCISE #2 – THE PUSHUP:

11. What are the agonists at the shoulder girdle?
    Muscles of scapular protraction: pectoralis minor, serratus anterior
12. What are the antagonists at the shoulder girdle?
    Muscles of scapular retraction: middle trapezius, and rhomboids (minor and major)