Upper Trap

10.27.2020

Blog|Head, Neck, Traps

To train the upper trap on the Pendulum 5-Way Neck, hold the handle in the front of the seat pad or grasp underneath the seat pad by your hip. Elevate the weight as high as possible this will cause your jaw to move away from your shoulder and your ear to move towards the trapezius.

The Angle of the Head Identifies when the Upper trap is fully Contracted

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A Pulling Machine

A tremendously popular exercise to train the latissimus dorsi and associated muscles is the pulldown movement. Coaches, athletes, trainers and gym enthusiasts all use a variety of grips to target areas of the back that they want or need to...

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Manual Training Has Rules

In 1979 Manual Resistance was introduced at the National Strength and Conditioning Convention. Weight training’s ability to enhance athletic performance had become accepted and coaches were beginning to be hired by major sports programs. Facilities everywhere were extremely limited or...

11.16.2023

Powerful Hands

The hand is a complex anatomical system. This appendage is composed of twenty seven bones and fifteen joints. Having 30 degrees of rotational and translational freedom it’s able to grasp and apply force to objects of multivarious shapes and sizes....