Resistance Training Exercises Flashcards
ACSM’s recommended training
- Minimum 8-10 exercises
- 1 per muscle group
- at least 1 time through
bent knee sit-up
muscle=abdomen
Full sit up
-assistance exercise
Abdominal crunch
muscle=abdomen
eliminates hips from workout
-assistance exercise
Bent-over row
muscle= upper back (lats, traps, rhomboids, rear delts, core)
Supplements-elbow flexion
-core exercise
Lat pull downs
muscles= upper back (lats, traps, rhomboids, rear delt)
no core
-core exercise
Seated row
-upper back similar to bent row w/o core engagment
no stress on torso
-core exercise
low pulley seated row
-upperback no torso support engages some core
alternative for bent row
-core exercise
barbell biceps curl
- biceps and forearms
- assistance exercises
hammer curl
- brachioradialis, bracialis, less biceps engagement
- mid prone wrist position
- assistance exercise
standing calf raise
- gastroc, soleus
- (gastroc inserts on femur)
- assistance exercise
- gastroc in stretched position
seated calf raise
- gastroc, soleus
- less stress on spine
- more focus on soleus b/c gastroc is already shortened
flat barbell bench press
- pecs, anterior delts, triceps
- good for building mass
- athletes want max ROM
- alternate w/ dumbell
- shoulder width grip max. ROM
- restricted ROM protects ant. delt
- CORE exercise
Incline Dumbbell press
- pecs, ant delt, triceps
- upper portion of pecs (upper clavicle)
- core exercise
Pectoralis Major
Has 3 origin and insertions
- upper clavicle
- sternum
- abdominal naprosis
- must work all three sections
Flat DB fly
- pecs, ant. delts
- keep constant angle w/ elbows
- single joint ex.
- assistance exercise