Labeling: Back
What starts from a small groove in the scapula and connects to the humerus.
Supraspinatus
What is the deepest Abdominal muscle?
Transverse Abdominis.
What causes a muscle strain?
Heavy lifting, overuse, sudden movements, and poor posture.
Bench presses strengthen which muscles?
Pectoralis major (chest), anterior deltoids (front shoulders), rectus abdominis and obliques, and the serratus anterior.
Activities such as heavy lifting, twisting, prolonged sitting/standing, and sports (golf, running) can cause risk for what?
Back muscle strains and injuries.
What is known as “the Lats little helper”?
Teres Major
Which muscle runs along the side of the ribcage and attaches to the scapula?
Serratus Anterior
What is the treatment for a muscle spasm?
Stretching, heat therapy, massage, hydration/electrolytes, and medication.
Crunches can strengthen which muscles?
Rectus abdominis, internal and external obliques, and the Transverse abdominis.
In your 20s and 30s injuries are most prevalent for which muscle region?
Chest and Abdomen.
What motion does the Rhomboideus Major assist with?
Shrugging your shoulders.
Whats the difference between the Pectoralis Major and the Pectoralis Minor?
The Pectoralis Major is a big chest muscle that starts at the sternum and attatches to the humerous.
The Pectoralis Minor is a small chest muscle beneath the Major that starts at the ribs and attatches to the scapula.
How do you tell if you have a muscle tear?
Sudden sharp pain, swelling/bruising/weakness, visible deformity in severe tears.
Planks strengthen which muscles?
Latissimus Dorsi, Trapezius, Rhomboids, Pectorals.
High-impact collisions (football, hockey, car crashes), falls, heavy lifting, or repetitive stress (rowing, golf) can cause injury to which muscle region?
Chest and Abdomen.
What muscle helps maintain posture, move the neck and head, move the arms, and is a trapezoid shape?
Trapezius.
Which is the outermost Oblique and what is its function?
External Oblique.
Bends the trunk and compresses the abdominal wall.
What causes Myofascial Pain Syndrome?
Trigger points in muscles. (Knots)
Rowing strengthens which muscles?
Trapezius, Lattimus Dorsi, Rhomboids, posterior Deltoids.
At what age can excess weight and arthritis or disc degeneration, cause back injuries?
30.
What 3 bones does the Deltoid connect?
The scapula, clavicle, and humerus.
How many parts are there to the Serratus Posterior?
2. Superior and Inferior.
What is the treatment for a muscle tear?
Medical evaluation, rest, surgery
Sit ups strengthen which muscles?
Rectus abdominis (six-pack muscle), obliques (sides), and Transverse abdominis (deep core)
Who are most susceptible to fractures in the chest due to fragility of the bones?
Children and the elderly.