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Jasmine HernandezA1
Jasmine Hernandez A1 PE muscles and exercises
Muscle | Exercise |
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Pectoralis (across chest) | Push-ups, bench press, dumbbell bench press , chest flies |
Deltoid (shoulder) | Shoulder press, frontal raises, lateral raises, military press, push press |
Bicep (front part of arm) | Dumbbell curl, barbell curl, ez bar curl, isolation curl |
Trapezius (upper back) | reverse shoulder shrug, jump shrug, power cleans |
Tricep (back of upper arm) | overhead dumbbells, tricep extension, narrow or close grip bench press, diamond push-ups, cable tricep extension, tricep push- downs, skull crushers |
Latissimus Dorsi (middle of back) | Lat-pull down, pull-ups, chin-ups, bent over row |
Rectus Abdominus (covers stomach) | sit-ups, plank, leg lifts, crunches |
Gluteus Maximus | back squats, dead lift, leg press, mule kicks |
Quadricep (the front of your thigh) | front squats, lunges, reverse hack squats, leg extensions |
Hamstrings (the back of your thigh) | RDL's, leg curls, Russian curls, glute and ham machine |
Gastrocnemius (the back portion of the lower leg) | calf presses, heel raises, side-side, jump rope |
Pectoralis action | moves upper arm forward |
Bicep action | bending your arm at the elbow or elbow flexion |
Rectus Abdominus action | bends your body forward or spinal flexion |
Deltoids action | raises your arm up above your head |
Ticeps action | straightens out your arm or elbow extension |
Latissimus dorsi action | pulls your arms back towards your body |
Gluteus Maximus action | (when it contracts) it moves you leg back or hip extension |
Trapezius action | lifts up your shoulders |
Quadricep action | straights out leg in front or knee extension |
Hamstrings action | bends leg at knee or knee flexion |
Gastrocnemius action | moves you ankle or plantar flexion |
Tendons | connects muscle to bone |
Ligaments | connects bone to bone |
What muscle is being worked when doing frontal raises? | Trapezius |