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muscle and coordinating exercies
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Fitness
Professional
04/26/2011

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Term
rectus abdominis
Definition

movement: trunk flexion(bending)

exercise: Ab curl up

Term
external oblique
Definition

movement: flexes and rotates vertebral column

exercise: diagonal chop

Term
internal oblique
Definition

movement: flexes and rotates vertebral column

exercise: cable torso twist

Term
transverse abdominis
Definition

movement: compress abdomen

exercise: draw in

 

Term
erector spinae group
Definition

movement: extends vertebral coloumn

exercise: good morning

Term
quadratus lumborum(attached to lowest rib and upper lumbar vertebrae to flex trunk laterally)
Definition

abducts vertebral column

exercise: lateral flexion

Term
deltoids
Definition

define: muscle ontop of shoulder

movement: horizon abduct,flex,extend,and rotate humerus

exercise: side raise

Term
latissimus dorsi
Definition

define:two broad triangle shaped muscles on the back of the shoulders

movement: adduct,medially rotate and extend humerus

exersice: pull up

Term
pectoralis major
Definition

define:bulky fan shaped muscle which makes up bulk of chest muscles

movement: horizontally adduct flex, extend and medially rotate humerus

Term
teres major
Definition

define: shoulder muscle

movement: adduct, extend and medially rotate humerus

exercise: bench press

Term
coracobrachialis
Definition

define:muscle on the scalpula and inserts into inner side of humerus

movement: adduct and flex humerus

exercise: front raise

Term
infraspinatus
Definition

define: muscle located in the middle of the shoulder blade

movement: extend and internally rotate humerus

exercise: external band rotation

Term
supraspinatus
Definition

define: muscle of the back of the shoulder that arises from the supraspinous fossa of the scapula, that inserts into the top of the greater tubercle of the humerus

movement: extend and internally rotate humerus

exercise:internal band rotation

 

Term
supraspinatus
Definition

define:

movement: abduct humerus

exercise: empty can raise

 

Term

Teres minor

Definition

define:

movement: adduct externally rotate humerus

exercise: external band rotation

Term
Trapezius
Definition

define:either of the two large flat triangular muscles that run from the back of the neck and cover each shoulder

movement: elevates, depresses, rotates and fixes scapula, extends neck

exercise: shoulder shrug

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