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2. Pull-up (exercise) - Wikipedia

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   A pull-up is an upper-body strength exercise. The pull-up is a closed-chain movement where the body is suspended by the hands, gripping a bar or other implement at a distance typically wider than shoulder-width, and pulled up. As this happens, the elbows flex and the shoulders adduct and extend to bring the elbows to the torso.

3. Pronator drift - Wikipedia

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   This is a test of upper motor neuron disease. [citation needed] If a forearm pronates, with or without downward motion, then the person is said to have pronator drift on that side reflecting a contralateral pyramidal tract lesion. In the presence of an upper motor neuron lesion, the supinator muscles in the upper limb are weaker than the ...

4. Pull-down (exercise) - Wikipedia

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   The pull-down exercise is a strength training exercise designed to develop the latissimus dorsi muscle. It performs the functions of downward rotation and depression of the scapulae combined with adduction and extension of the shoulder joint. The cable lat pull-down is done where the handle is moved via a cable pulley, as opposed to doing pull ...

5. Get a Grip for Even More Workout Gains - AOL

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   If the classic pronated grip barbell row has stopped working for you, use a reverse (supinated) grip to instantly increase your load (thanks to greater biceps recruitment) and trigger new strength ...

6. Why women tend to struggle with pull-ups, according to experts

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   Olson shares that “negative pull-ups” are also a great starting point. “Use a chair or bench. Hang from a pull-up bar in the flexed (ending/up) position,” she explains of the exercise.

7. Bent-over row - Wikipedia

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   One arm dumbbell bent-over-row: [1] This exercise is frequently performed with one knee and one hand on the same side of the body braced on a bench with the back straight and parallel to the ground, and the other hand holding a weight with the arm extended. The weight is lifted towards the hip until elbow bends past 90° and the humerus is in ...

8. The 7 Best Pull-Up Bars for Home, Tested by Fitness Editors - AOL

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   XMark Wall-Mounted Multi-Grip Pull-Up Bar. More grip options mean more ways to target your back muscles (of which there are many!). XMARK offers a wide 50-inch bar with neutral-grip handles that ...

9. Bicep curl - Wikipedia

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   Typically, a bicep curl begins with the arm fully extended with a supinated (palms facing up) grip on a weight. A full repetition consists of bending or "curling" the elbow until it is fully flexed, then slowly lowering the weight to the starting position. The torso should remain upright instead of swinging back and forth, as doing so transfers ...