Essay About Segments Of The Body And Asdfdsa Asffor

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asdfdsa asfFor many years, we have studied human anatomy in an attempt to obtain a greater conceptual view of our segments in motion. These understandings have led our industry to choose exercises that focus exercises to certain segments of the body (i.e., a seated bicep curl) and create unnatural control and speed of movement. Take for example an exercise that typically occurs in the gym. An individual grasps two weights in either hand of an identical load, often sitting down with this load, and then he proceeds to exhaust a segment of the body. When this particular segment starts to exhaust, others areas of the body are willing and able to help, leading to less than “perfect” form for the exercise – this is the brilliance of the body! If compared to an everyday movement (say, lifting a bag of groceries), we all know that such a movement would elicit a full bodied approach where lever length becomes relative to the load and momentum would most certainly be used (especially if the weight is heavy enough). All human movements MUST rely on momentum. Think of throwing a ball, swinging a club, walking, running, etc these movements use aspects of momentum that your body always takes advantage of. This is done for numerous reasons: to attenuate forces of a multitude of joints, conserve energy, take advantage of the elastic properties of our bodies, excite our nervous system, and maximize our neuromuscular efficiency. Think of how hard it would be if, while performing a bench press, you could NOT take advantage of the downward momentum of the bar coming to the chest before you pushed back up, or how hard it might be to perform a lay up in basketball