L S 2320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Abdominal Internal Oblique Muscle, Abdominal External Oblique Muscle, Proprioception
20 Jan 2017
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Ls 232, core stability training, class 2, 01/19/2017. Rectus abdominus: use: trunk flexion, exercises: Exercise the upper portion of the muscle. Keep your head off of the ground the entire time. Keep your elbows out to the side, out of your field of vision. Exercise the lower portion of the muscle. Start lying on your back with your knees directly over your hips and your ankles in line with your knees. Keep your hands under your tailbone and do not move your legs. Contract through the lower section of your rectus abdominus, which will cause your legs to rotate at the hip. Proprioception: awareness of where the body is in space. External obliques: use: torso rotation, exercise: Rotate your torso to touch your right elbow to the ground, then rotate to touch your left elbow to the ground. Internal obliques: located under the external obliques, use: side-to-side motion, exercise:
