A mixed model analysis showed no significant differences between left and right muscle activity for each exercise, therefore mean muscle activity of both sides for each muscle and exercise was ...

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To some degree, strength-training exercises targeting the biceps and triceps have gotten a bad rap. In our eagerness to promote a well-rounded view of conditioning that goes beyond the "mirror muscles ...

If you spend enough time around a trainer, you'll probably hear the term mirror muscles come up. It's not a new group of muscles scientists just discovered, it's a term used for people who tend to ...

(Reuters Health) - Strength training might help prevent tension headaches, or at least reduce their pain, according to a small Danish study. Researchers found that neck and shoulder muscles were up to ...

Even if your regular exercise routine includes abdominal curls and push-ups, you’re not done yet. It’s a good idea to spend a few more minutes training your back with some extension exercises before ...

Many people think stretching is essential to improving flexibility. Runners stretch their hamstrings before hitting the pavement, gymnasts do hyper-splits during their warm-ups and yogis wind down ...

The hamstring muscles are responsible for your hip and knee movements in walking, squatting, bending your knees, and tilting your pelvis. Hamstring muscle injuries are the most common sports injury.

The present study was designed to investigate whether the amount of activity (%MVC) of the different parts of the posterior spine muscle chain is influenced by different extension exercise modalities.