Muscle Contractions
This muscle contraction uses about 90% of the muscle?
Concentric Contraction
During a push-up, the pectoralis major serves this role while the rhomboids act as antagonists
agonist/prime mover?
What is the term for a muscle that does the movement?
Prime mover
These muscles work together when you nod your head "yes."
What are the neck flexors and extensors?
This muscle contraction uses about 110% of the muscle?
Eccentric Contraction
during ankle movement, these muscles work as antagonists to control both plantar flexion and dorsiflexion.
What are the gastrocnemius and tibialis anterior?
What is the name of the term that slows down the movement
antagonist
When you pick up your backpack, these arm muscles work as a team
What are the biceps and triceps?
This muscle contraction uses 95-100% of the muscle?
Isometric Contraction
These muscles act work together for different rotation movements in our core
What are the internal and external obliques
What is the name of the muscle that helps aid the primary mover
Synergist
These muscles work together when you go up and down stairs
What are the quadriceps and hamstrings?
A person is lowering a bar and struggling what type of muscle contraction would this be?
Eccentric
These posterior leg muscles work together to create knee flexion while simultaneously affecting hip extension
What are the hamstring muscle group (semitendinosus, semimembranosus, and biceps femoris)
If you wanted to prepare your muscles and tendons for a heavy sport what muscle contraction would you want to implement?
Eccentric Contractions
During a push-up, these muscle groups work together to move you up and down.
What are the chest muscles and upper back muscles?
A athlete is doing a calf raise and is holding at the top what muscle contraction type is this?
Isometric
Located in your shoulder, these muscles help you raise and lower your arm
deltoid and latissimus dorsi?
What is the name of the principle that is specific adaptions to imposed demands?
SAID Principle
During a baseball pitch, the rotator cuff muscles act as this type of muscle group to stabilize the shoulder.
agonist group?