like turning a doorknob or opening a jar), and shoulder flexion (lifting the arm forward, as in a front raise). To maximise muscle growth and achieve well-rounded, defined biceps, it's crucial to ...

Also the hip flexor ... gluteal muscles stretched out. I'm going to show you some ways to do that. I called this the cross over stretch. Bend that knee, turn that over, keeping your shoulder ...

Introduction Plantar-flexor power below 50 Nm has been shown to be predictive of Achilles tendinopathy in army recruits [Mahieu, 2006]. It appears that muscle weakness may expose the tendon to greater ...

Deltoid Abduction of the shoulder (moving the arm outwards and away from the body) Outward arm action in a jumping jack Rotator cuffs A group of stabilising muscles of the shoulder which helps to ...

Incidentally, when you have hip flexor pain it can make even the most mundane of daily tasks an uncomfortable experience. Medical term: Hip flexors are a group of muscles and tendons located at ...

1 Division of Physiotherapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia 2 School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Griffith University, Gold ...

since it maximally stretches the hip flexor area as well as the thigh. The active muscle contraction (when you contract your butt) also makes a difference: "This active component is key as active ...