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A group of High School girls performing a ballistic stretch in a Physical Education session. Stretching is part of some warm-up routines, although a study in 2013 indicates that it weakens muscles in that situation. [1] There are 3 types of stretches: ballistic, dynamic, and static: Ballistic Stretches involve bouncing or jerking.
They’re not just for grade school gym class—they really work. “Jumping jacks are a full body warm up,” says Germano. They stretch your shoulders and the adductor muscles on the inner thigh ...
It may reduce the lactic acid build up in the muscles, making the next workout more bearable. [22] Stretching does not appear to reduce the risk of injury during exercises, except perhaps a dynamic warm-up for runners. While running places extreme stress loads on the joints, static stretching can help to improve joint flexibility.
Football strength is a training regime, considered the most complex physical quality to be developed by an athlete. [1] The training regime, exercises used, how the exercises are performed, and the types of equipment all play important roles in achieving desired results. [2]
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Common superset configurations are two exercises for the same muscle group, agonist-antagonist muscles, or alternating upper and lower body muscle groups. [29] Exercises for the same muscle group (flat bench press followed by the incline bench press) result in a significantly lower training volume than a traditional exercise format with rests ...
The chest fly is performed while lying face up on a bench or standing up, with arms outspread holding weights, by bringing the arms together above the chest. This is a compound exercise for the pectorals. Other muscles worked include deltoids, triceps, and forearms. Equipment: dumbbells, cable machine or "pec deck" machine.
With 172 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns on 12 carries (14.3 YPC) plus another 28 receiving yards on three targets in the last two weeks, Mitchell was the biggest waiver wire add ahead of ...