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  2. Shoulder shrug - Wikipedia

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    The lifter stands erect, hands about shoulder width apart, and slowly raises the shoulders as high as possible, and then slowly lowers them, while not bending the elbows, or moving the body at all. [2] The lifter may not have as large a range of motion as in a normal shrug done for active flexibility. It is usually considered good form if the ...

  3. List of elevators of the human body - Wikipedia

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    elevation of the scapula at the shoulders (e.g. shrugging shoulders) include: . Levator scapulae muscle; Rhomboid major muscle and Rhomboid minor muscle; Trapezius muscle; elevation of the ribs

  4. List of movements of the human body - Wikipedia

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    Pronation at the forearm is a rotational movement at the radioulnar joint, or of the foot at the subtalar and talocalcaneonavicular joints. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] For the forearm, when standing in the anatomical position , pronation will move the palm of the hand from an anterior-facing position to a posterior-facing position without an associated ...

  5. List of weight training exercises - Wikipedia

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    Major variants: 360 Degree Shoulder Press (wrists are rotated while weights are lifted, then weights are lowered in front of the head before being rotated back to the first position). The military press is similar to the shoulder press but is performed while standing with the feet together. (It is named "military" because of the similarity in ...

  6. Shrug - Wikipedia

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    The shoulder-raising action may be accompanied by rotating the palms upwards, pulling closed lips downwards, raising the eyebrows or tilting the head to one side. [2] A shrug is an emblem, meaning that it integrates the vocabulary of only certain cultures and may be used in place of words. [3]

  7. Anatomical terms of motion - Wikipedia

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    Examples include a movement of the knee, where the lower leg changes angle compared to the femur, or movements of the ankle. [2] The study of movement in the human body is known as kinesiology. [4] A categoric list of movements and the muscles involved can be found at list of movements of the human body.

  8. List of abductors of the human body - Wikipedia

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    1.1 Arm and shoulder. 1.2 Hand and wrist. 2 ... term of motion referring to a movement which draws a limb out to the side, away from the median sagittal plane of the ...

  9. List of gestures - Wikipedia

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    Shoulder flick, using one's fingers to flick off an imaginary speck of dirt or dust on one'sshoulder. Denotes that the effort that was undertaken was hardly worth the trouble entailed. Shrug, lifting both shoulders indicates lack of knowledge or concern (🤷). Sometimes the gesture is a palms upwards from bent elbows motion with possible ...