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    her knees. Both tests showed that she has tight muscles in the lateral part of her legs. These tight muscle include: the soleus, lateral gastrocnemius, the adductor complex, tensor fascia latae, vastus lateralis, and the short head of the biceps femoris ((NASM), 2013). She also has weak muscles on the medial part of her legs. These underactive muscles include: Her medial gastrocnemius, medial hamstring complex, gracilis, sartorius, popliteus muscles, the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and…

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    kinetic chain. Phase 4 is the arm acceleration. This connects the whole chain from foot plant, to trunk rotation, to shoulder rotation, to elbow translation, and finally to wrist translation. Phase 5 is the arm deceleration. This is where the pitching muscles begin to…

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    the obvious muscle that must be toned, but few people realize that the core, arms, neck, and back must have a strong muscular background as well. These muscles work together to contribute to the success of a soccer player. Injuries to the muscles happen often, but this risk of injury can be minimized with flexibility training. Multiple different training techniques are incorporated and three different energy systems are present for a soccer player to achieve optimal performance. Muscle Groups…

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    Dogs Muscular System

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    Dogs to Humans Humans and dogs are similar in many different ways, one way is that they have similar muscular systems. We humans have some similar muscles as dogs like, gluteal muscle, biceps, latissimus dorsi, trapezius, deltoid, and the external oblique. The different muscles are used by dogs and humans in pretty much the same sense so they can run, walk, and jump. The dog’s muscular system is one of the biggest systems in their body. There are two important functions of the muscular system…

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    The human body is composed of muscle which are responsible for body movement. Muscles in found in the human body attach to the bones of the skeletal system, in a human body there are “700 individual muscles that make up part of a person’s weight and the muscular system. Each of these muscles are separate organ which are made up of skeletal tissues, nerves, blood vessels and muscle tissues. Muscle tissues are found throughout the human body, inside the heart, the blood vessels and the digestive…

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    Evaluate how the name of a muscle can distinguish its location, action, shape, and function. Select five different muscles to make this distinction. Depending on the anatomical position of the body part, certain prefixes, and suffixes are utilized in order to find its location verbally. These prefixes and suffixes can be described by the: size of the muscle, location of the muscles, direction of the muscle fibers, amount of origins, shape of a muscle, and location of a muscle origin/insertion.…

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    Personal Fitness Program

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    My main goal is simply to gain strength. Muscle mass and strength is very important for everyday life. I would also like to improve my body mass index (BMI) through gaining muscle mass which will in turn. I want to focus on both my upper body and lower body. Not only will this improve my health and wellness but it would also improve my appearance. I feel that…

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    2007). There is an innumerable amount of physiological benefits of exercise such as to combat health conditions and diseases. Regular physical activity can improve muscle strength and boost endurance during day life tasks. Exercise can also help to prevent weight gain, promote the loss of weight and supports in other to gain muscle fitness among a wide variety of other benefits. A lot of research have been done of these physiological benefits of exercise, nevertheless physical…

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    Revolutionizing the Fitness World Blood. Sweat. Tears. In the world of athletics, these three little words are the epitome of being an athlete. These words are written on the walls of many gyms, weight rooms, and posted on the inside of athlete 's lockers across the world. These words are related to sports such as volleyball, basketball, football, and soccer, just to name a few. CrossFit is changing the world perception of athleticism, and what it means to be an athlete. Also, it is redefining…

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    and your body starts digging into it 's own reserves to survive, body starts to eat itself and chooses easy to process muscle fibers first, fat…

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