Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Movement




Toss ball straight up in line with your dominant arm, about 3ft above you. Bring dominant arm forward, reaching as high as you can, make contact with the middle section of your palm, hand must be stiff.

Shoulder Girdle

*Upward Protraction of the left pectoralis minor, and serratus anterior.

Shoulder Joint

* Non- dominant arms shoulder flexers are flexed and concentrically contracted.

* Shoulder flexers of the dominant arm are concentrically flexed, then they become eccentrically flexed as contact is being made.

Elbow Joint

* The elbow joint goes from being partially flexed to full extension once contact is made. When extended, the triceps brachii are concentrically contracted.

Hip Joint

* Once contact is made, your hip is slightly internally rotated, contracting the gracilis muscle.

Knee Joint

* Slight flexion of the knee, contracting the biceps femoris, popliteus, semi-mambraneous, and semi-tendinous. 

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