Vertical Leg Crunches Crunches are body-weight exercise, meaning that your weight will act as the resistance you’re using. You’ll have to use your core strength to get your torso up and close to touching your legs. Muscles Involved:- Target muscle: Rectus Abdominis Synergists: Obliques, Iliopsoas, Pectineus, Sartorius, Rectus Femoris, Adductor Longus, Adductor Brevis Mechanics: Compound […]
Back & Shoulder Exercises One Arm Dumbell Row Muscles Involved:- Trapezius Lattisimus Dorsi Infraspinatus Teres Major Teres Minor Posterior Deltoid Brachialis Brachioradialis Steps to follow:- Stand to the right of the bench, holding a dumbbell in your right hand with your palm facing in. Place your left knee and your left hand on top of […]
Arm Exercises: Train Your Bicep & Triceps Arm exercises are much more effective when you breathe properly. Exhale during the most difficult part of the exercise — during exertion. You should inhale as you prepare to start exerting again. Seated Dumbell Curl Concentration Curl Muscles Involved:- Biceps Brachii Brachialis Brachio radialis Never rock your body […]
Muscles of Upper Extremity: Shoulder & Arms The muscles that form the shoulder girdle are the pectoralis major, pectoralis minor, the deltoids, trapezius, and the serratus anterior.The scapula forms the posterior of the shoulder girdle.The intrinsic muscles of the scapula are the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis. Together they are called the Rotator Calf […]
Exercises of Upper Body, Lower Body and the Core and abdomen are discussed here. Although there can be a variety of machine-aided exercises, some basic forms of exercise are covered here as an introduction. Upper Body Exercises The Upper Body exercises target the muscles of the upper extremity and includes muscles of arm, chest, shoulder […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger- One of the Greatest Bodybuilders of All Times Arnold Schwarzenegger was born on July 30, 1947 Place of Birth: Thal, near Graz, Austria Height: 1.88 m Won Mr Universe Title at the age of 20 7 Times Winner of Mr. Olympia competition with six consecutive titles from 1970-1975 Austrian and American actor, businessman, […]
Remembering Sergio Oliva: 3 Times Winner of Mr. Olympia Sergio Oliva (July 4, 1941 – November 12, 2012. Place of Birth: Havana, Cuba. Height: 1.78 m or 5’10” Nicknamed “The Myth” 3 Times Winner of Mr. Olympia competition from 1967-1969. Mr. Universe 1966 Winner Oliva’s Rise from Sports…. Sergio Oliva was born in Guantanamo, Cuba […]
Larry Scott- The Legend Larry Scott (October 12, 1938 – March 8, 2014 Nicknamed “The Legend” and “The Golden Boy” Winner of Mr. Idaho competition in 1959. First Title Holder of IFBB’s Mr Olympia in 1965 Larry Scott won the inaugural Mr. Olympia contest in 1965 and 1966 again before retiring from the sport forever […]
Bones of Lower Extremity The part of the body that includes the upper leg bone, the lower leg bones, the knee and the feet comprises of ” The Lower Extremity”. Each lower limb is made up of 30 bones. These are the femur, patella, tibia, fibula, seven tarsal bones, five metatarsal bones, and 14 phalanges.The […]
A Discussion on Nutrition:- The recommended macronutrient daily dietary intake ranges are as follows:- 15-25% from protein 45-65 % from carbohydrate 20-35% from fat The Recommended Dietary Intake (RDI) is defined as the average amount of daily dietary intake required to meet the needs of 97-98% of all healthy individuals of a particular age or […]
