Shoulders

Question 1

What is shoulder flexion and what bones are involved?

Answer 1

Shoulder flexion is decreasing the angle between humerus and acromion of your scapulas. Lifting your hand up towards the sky.

Question 2

What is shoulder extension and what bones and involved?

Answer 2

Shoulder extension is increasing the angle between the humerus and the acromion of your scapulas. Extending your hand behind your hip bone

Question 3

What muscle is involved in shoulder flexion

Answer 3

Predominantly Anterior Delts

To a small degree biceps

Question 4

What is internal and external rotation?

Answer 4

moving your arm inwards and outwards - rotator cuffs from humerous

Question 4

What muscle is involved in shoulder extension?

Answer 4

Predominantly Posterior Delts

To a small degree Latisisum dorsi, triceps

Question 5

What muscle is activated during internal and external rotations?

Answer 5

Rotator cuffs - which has 4 muscles Supraspinatus,
Infraspinatus, Teres minor,
Subscapularis.

Question 6

What is shoulder adbuction and what muscles does it activate?

Answer 6

Hand straight and lengthening your arm away from your body. It works your delts. The first 0-15 degrees of abduction is produced by the supraspinatus. The middle fibres of the deltoid are responsible for the next 15-90 degrees. Past 90 degrees, the scapula needs to be rotated to achieve abduction – that is carried out by the trapezius and serratus anterior.

Question 7

What is shoulder adduction and what muscles does it activate?

Answer 7

Shoulder adduction is arm lengthened and bringing your arm towards your body. It works your Latissimus dorsi and pectroials

Question 8

What is horizontal shoulder abduction?

Answer 8

Should retraction, squeeze your shoulders.

Question 9

What is horizontal shoulder adduction?

Answer 9

Shoulder protraction - bring your shoulders inwards to your chest,

Question 10

What muscles are involved in horizonal shoulder adduction?

Answer 10

Pectorials

Question 11

Why is it important to exercise your shoulder muscles

Answer 11

Our shoulders are complex and need a balance of strength and flexibility to work properly. Many Pilates exercises target the deep stabilising muscles of the shoulder girdle, such as the rotator cuff muscles. Strengthening these muscles helps support the shoulder joint and reduce the risk of injury

Question 12

What two bones make the shoulder girdle?

Answer 12

Clavicle (collarbone) and scapula (shoulder blade) and also humerous - side of your arm

Question 13

What muscles are activated in horizontal shoulder abduction?

Answer 13

Middle Trapezius.
Lower Trapezius.
Rhomboid Major.
Rhomboid Minor.