Back & Shoulders
This shoulder muscle is sometimes called the "big pulling muscle."
Latissimus dorsi or Lats for short
How many heads make up your triceps?
Three
Moving a body part AWAY from the midline is called what?
Abduction
Where are your biceps located: the anterior or posterior of your upper arm?
Anterior (front)
What is the point where two or more bones meet called?
This shoulder muscle has anterior, medial/lateral, and posterior portions.
Deltoids
Straightening your elbow is called this type of movement.
Extension
Moving a body part TOWARDS the body's midline is called this.
Adduction
How many heads does the biceps muscle have?
Two
What type of joint is the shoulder, allowing movement in many directions?
Ball and socket joint
Erector Spinae
How does a tricep push-up differ from a regular push-up?
A regular push-up uses the chest, shoulders, and triceps, with the elbows usually angled slightly away from the body. In a tricep push-up, the hands are placed a little narrower and the elbows stay tucked close to the rib cage. This increases the demand on the triceps as you lower and press back up.
Bending your elbow during a bicep curl is called this movement.
Flexion
What's the name of this kind of curl?
Keep your palms facing in towards your body the entire time as the dumbbell head reaches your shoulder.
Hammer curl
What type of joint is your elbow?
These muscles pull your shoulder blades toward your spine.
Rhomboids
Name this exercise.
Lie down on your back holding a dumbbell in each hand. Lower the dumbbells down towards the floor making a 90 degree angle with your elbows. Exhale, and punch the weights back up to your starting position.
Triceps are your target muscle here
True or False. A muscle can act as both a mover and a stabilizer depending on the exercise.
Turning your forearm so your palm faces upward is called this movement.
Supination
Which type of muscle is attached to bones and helps create voluntary movement?
Skeletal muscle
Your rotator cuff is not one muscle. How many muscles make it up?
Four: Supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, & subscapularis
Besides extending the elbow, what other job does the tricep help do?
If we were doing to a circuit of 40:20 what do those numbers represent?
Work to rest ratio
We workout for 40 seconds, and rest for 20 seconds.
The biceps and triceps work opposite one another to control movement at the elbow. What type of muscle pair are they?
Antagonistic muscles
Name the three bones that come together around the elbow.
Humerus, radius, and ulna