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  2. 10 ‘Kinetic Chain’ Exercises To Build Stronger, Bigger Muscles

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    Kinetic chain exercises are categorized into two types: open and closed. Open kinetic chain exercises are movements where the hand or foot is free to move and not in contact with a surface (like a ...

  3. Closed kinetic chain exercises - Wikipedia

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    Closed chain exercises are often compound movements, that generally incur compressive forces, while open-chain exercises are often isolation movements that promote more shearing forces. [ 1 ] CKC exercises involve more than one muscle group and joint simultaneously rather than concentrating solely on one, as many OKC exercises do (single-joint ...

  4. Open kinetic chain exercises - Wikipedia

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    Open chain exercises are postulated to be advantageous in rehabilitation settings because they can be easily manipulated to selectively target specific muscles, or specific heads of certain muscles, more effectively than their closed chain counterparts, at different phases of contraction.

  5. Pull-up (exercise) - Wikipedia

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    A U.S. marine performing a pull-up. 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.

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  7. Bodyweight exercise - Wikipedia

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    A bodyweight squat exercise requires little space and no equipment. After squatting down an individual returns to standing while moving their arms back to their sides. The height of the squat can be adjusted higher or lower depending on individual requirements (i.e., someone unaccustomed to exercise may instead perform half or quarter squats).

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    The Food and Drug Administration's new rules on "healthy" food labels are voluntary and are scheduled to take effect at the end of February.

  9. Popliteus muscle - Wikipedia

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    In open chain movements (when the involved limb is not in contact with the ground), the popliteus muscle medially rotates the tibia on the femur. It is also used when sitting down and standing up. It is the only muscle in the posterior (back) compartment of the lower leg that acts just on the knee and not on the ankle .