The leg press is an essential part of a fitness regimen, especially if you have any interest in developing your legs or lower body muscles. While this resistance machine offers a lot of benefits, it poses potential danger if stability is not maintained throughout the workout.
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The trapezius is a large muscle located on the back of your neck and shoulders. It extends from the upper neck down through the vertebrae in the middle of your back. This muscle moves the shoulder blades and supports the arms. Lack of flexibility in the traps will cause underlying problems in other areas.
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The muscles of the buttocks are known as the gluteals. The gluteals are composed of three muscle areas: the gluteus maximus, gluteus minimus and post glute medius. The gluteus maximus, the largest muscle in your body, functions to extend the hip. The gluteus minimus and medius both act to abduct the hip.
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Creating an appropriate exercise program to improve body composition — the relative proportions, by weight, of fat and lean tissue — can be challenging. The objective of any fitness plan is to eliminate fat and enhance muscle tissue, a process known as "toning."
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The rotator cuff muscles stabilize and control movement in the shoulder. The four muscles that form the rotator cuff are the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor and subscapularis. Rotator cuff tears are one of the more common shoulder injuries.
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The lumbar spine has five vertebrae which are abbreviated as L1 through L5. The sacrum also has five bones which are labeled S1 through S5. The L5 vertebrae articulates with the S1 vertebrae. A L5-S1 compression is a degeneration of the nerve root connecting the lumbar and sacral spine.
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