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Old time strongman book from early nineteenth century.

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Short Table of Muscle Control Exercises

Juan Antonio Martínez Rojas

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License and Terms of Use

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MC of the muscles of the head

Body part Exercise name Description Picture

Head MC­masseter Tighten   the   jaws,pressing   one   againstthe other very carefullyand without forcing.

Head MC­oculi Raise slowly your eye­brows   as   far   as   youcan.

Head MC­oris Tighten the lips, press­ing   one   against   theother.

Head MC­tongue Press   the   tongueagainst  the roof  of  themouth   muscle   againstthe  other   trying   to  puttogether both.

Head MC­zygomaticus Adopt   a   face   expres­sion   like   a   big   smilewithout   opening   themouth.

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MC of the muscles of the neck

Body part Exercise name Description Picture

Neck DMC­sterno Try   to   turn   the   headfrom   one   side   to   theother   contracting   theneck muscles.

Neck MC­hyoid­1 Open  your  mouth  andtense   your   jaws(without  closing  them).Imagine   that   your   aretrying   to   masticate   apiece of solid rubber orsomething similar.

Neck MC­hyoid­2 Keep the mouth closedand concentrate in thehyoid   and   massetermuscles.   Tense   themat the same time.

Neck MC­scalene If  you bend your  necklaterally trying to touchthe shoulders contract­ing   the   muscles,   youcan   feel   the  scalenes.However, if you tilt youhead   forward   andbackwards,   you   wouldtense   more   intenselythe splenius and levat­or.

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Neck MC­scalene­ISR Try   to   move   the  neckleaning   it   forward   andbackwards resisting allthe time with the handsinterlaced   behind   thehead.   Apply   the   ten­sion   very   slowly.Change the position ofthe   hands,   resistingnow   the   same   motionwith   the   hands   press­ing   against   the   fore­head.

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Neck MC­sterno Turn your head to oneside. You should feel aslight   tension   in   thesternocleidomastoid   ofthe   part   of   the   neckwhich   is   turned   to   theside.   Concentrate   inthis   tension and  try   tointensify it by means ofmental contraction.

Neck MC­sterno­ISR Resist the head in thisposition   with   the   op­posite  hand,  as   if   youwant   to   turn   the  headto the side.

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MC of the muscles of the back

Body part Exercise name Description Picture

Back DMC­back­1 Raise   your   arms   andwith   them   straight,bend your  back down­wards   tensing   allmuscles in the back asfar as you reach a per­pendicular   angle   withthe  legs. Probably youwill   tend   to   contractyour   abdominalmuscles   also,   this   willput   additional   resist­ance   to   the   motion   infirst   stages,   but   youmust try to reduce thisantagonistic   contrac­tion   progressively.   In­hale in the top positionand   exhale   while   youare bending.

Back DMC­back­2 Adopt   the   same   initialposition   than   in   exer­cise   DMC­back­1,   butnow   bend   backwardsvery   slowly   and   care­fully. Tense all musclesin   your   back   all   theway.

Back DMC­back­3 In the same initial posi­tion   as   DMC­back­1and DMC­back­2, bendthe   spine   laterally   toone   side   alternatingboth. Inhale in top posi­tion  and exhale   in   thelowest   one.   Tense   allmuscles in your back.

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Back DMC­back­ISR­scapula

Adopt   the   position   ofMC­scapula­ISR­2.While keeping the out­ward   pull,   bend   veryslowly the back to oneside   laterally.   Theshoulders   must   be   inline   with   the   hips.   In­hale in the top positionand   exhale   slowly(every   time   with   thenose)   while   your   arebending   the   back.Bend   to   the   oppositeside

Back DMC­lats Raise your arms at 90°with   respect   the   body(crucifix   position)   andbend the forearms withhands   pointing   to   thesky. The forearms forman   angle   of   90°   withthe   upper   arms   thatare in a horizontal posi­tion.   Tense   yourmuscles  and press   in­wards   as   far   as   youtouch your forearms infront   of   your   chestmaintaining the angles.

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Back DMC­pullup Rest   the   stick   firmlygrasped with hands atshoulder   width.   Raiseslowly  the  stick   in   linewith your shoulders asfar   as   your   arms   areperfectly   straight.   Tryto   contract   all   yourback   muscles   for   theraising.   Don't   concen­trate in hardening yourarms (a common tend­ency),   direct   all   yourenergies   to   the   backmuscles.   Inhale  in  thispart of the exercise. Dothe same for the down­wards   motion,   exhal­ing.

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Back DMC­rowing Grasp   firmly   the   stickwith both arms in frontof your chest or abdo­men   at   shoulderslength.   Bring   the   sticktowards  your  chest  asfar   as   you   can   touchthe pectorals, contract­ing   powerfully   all   yourback  in  motion.   Inhalein  this  part.  Go  to   theinitial position while ex­haling.

Back MC­back­ISR Adopt   the   position   ofMC­scapula­ISR­2,  butin   this   case  you   mustpush inwards with bothhands.

Back MC­lats The   pure   controlcomes when you don'tneed to move the armsfrom   its   original   posi­tion in order to contractthe   latissimus   dorsimuscles.

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Back MC­scapula­abduction Bring   your   shouldersslightly   backwards   asfar   as   you   can   notewith   your   fingers   (atfirst performances) thatthere is a hole betweenyour scapulae and yourback.

Back MC­scapula­DSR This exercise is a com­bination   of   MC­scap­ula­ISR­1   and   MC­scapula­ISR­2   in   aDSR   fashion.   Graspyour   hands   firmly   be­hind   your   head   andraise the arms towardssky   in   a   straight   linewith   the   back,   pullingoutwards   all   the   way.Without decreasing theoutward  tension,   loweryour arms to the initialposition.   Inhale   whileyou   are   raising   yourarms and exhale in thedownwards movement.The   pace   of   exercisemust be guided by thebreathing.

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Back MC­scapula­expansion Place both hands firmlyresting   over   the   hips,you   can   help   yourselfat first stages pressingsteadily both hands (orone at time if you wantisolate   only   one   side)against   the hip bones.Now   concentrate   allyour attention over theextreme   points   of   thescapulae   and   expandthem.

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Back MC­scapula­ISR­1 Elevate   your   armsstretched   vertically   orslightly   bended   in   linewith  your  back.  Try  tokeep   your   back   in   anatural straight and re­laxed   position.   Inter­lace surely your handsin the top position andpull   with   them   out­wards slowly.

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Back MC­scapula­ISR­2 This   exercise   is   verysimilar   to  MC­scapula­ISR­1,   but   the   armsare   bended   and   thehands   interlaced   be­hind the head.

Back MC­scapula­ISR­3 Grasp  your  hands  be­hind   the   lower   backand   pull   strongly   out­wards.

Back MC­spinae Put   your   fingers   overthese muscles with theback   straight   but   re­laxed and bend slightlyforward and backwardsuntil you can feel a littlecontraction.   Try   to   in­tensify   the   tension   byconcentration.

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Back MC­spinae­ISR Place your hand palmspressing   against   yourgluteals and bend yourback   backwards   verycarefully   keeping   thetension   generated   bythe   palms.   Nowchange the position ofthe   palms   and   placethem   pressing   againstthe   thighs.   Bend   yourback   forward   veryslowly keeping the ten­sion as far as the backforms   a   perpendicularangle  with   the  straightlegs.

Back MC­spinae­LAMC A very   careful   inspec­tion of the effect of theforward­backwardsangle of bending of thelower back on the leveland   transference   ofcontraction   over   theerector   spinae   can   behelpful.

Back MC­spinae­TAMC Implies  the  isolation ofeach side. This is easyonce   mastered   themain control by turningvery slightly the back tothe desired side.

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Back MC­trapezius Relax   all   muscles   inthe back.  Try  to move(without the actual mo­tion)   very   slowly     theshoulders   forward,  butnot   upwards.   Maintainthe   shoulder   lengthand   the   back   veryslightly bent forward. Inmost cases the pector­als are slightly contrac­ted to aid the control ofthe trapezius in this po­sition.

Back MC­trapezius­crucifix Raise   your   armsstraight   in   line   withyour   shoulders   (90°with the body line) andshift them slightly back­wards.

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Back MC­trapezius­LAMC You should be able  tofeel   three   contractingzones in the trapezius,lower,   middle   and   up­per.   In   the   lower   partyou   can   observe   atransference   of   con­traction from the erect­or   spinae   to   thetrapezius.   Try   to   con­centrate  the tension  inthe  separation  of  bothmuscles.  In the middlepart you can differenti­ate   the   tension   of   thetrapezius   because   itdoes   not   tend   to   ex­pand   the   shoulderblades.   The   upperzone is most easily dis­tinguishable,   but   itsisolation   produces   ingeneral  a   tendency   tocontract  powerfully   thepectorals.   The   upperpectoral   layer   shouldbe   felt   and   relaxed   ifpossible.

Back MC­trapezius­shrugging

Raise   your   shouldersand   try   to   press   bothsides   one   against   theother   and   against   theback of the neck.

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Back MC­trapezius­TAMC The   isolation   of   oneside of the trapezius isrelatively   easy,   oncemastered the completecontrol (in some casesit   is   easier   to   try   theone sided control first).Try   to   combine  LAMCand   TAMC   controlsgenerating a wave ten­sion   feeling   over   themuscle.  For  this,   relaxwhen   you   inhale   andcontract   the   desiredpart  while  you are  ex­haling.

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MC of the muscles of the shoulder

Body part Exercise name Description Picture

Shoulder DMC­shoulder­1 Fix an isolated contrac­tion of the deltoids andmove   your   shouldersvery   slowly   in   circles,forward,   upwards,backwards   and   down­wards.   Regulate   themotion   with   yourbreaths.   Inhale   in   thefirst  part  of   the  move­ment   and   exhale   forthe next three parts.

Shoulder DMC­shoulder­2 Raise your arms slowlyfrom   bottom   positionas far as you reach thecrucifix position holdingthe   deltoid   isolationthroughout  the motion.Lower your arms in thesame   form.   Inhalewhile   you   are   raisingyour   arms   and   exhalewhile you are  loweringthem.

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Shoulder DMC­shoulder­3 Do   the   same   than   inDMC­shoulder­1,   butnow   contract   power­fully   the   deltoids,trapezius   and   armmuscles. This exerciseincreases   the   liftingpower remarkably.  Ad­just   your   tension   verycarefully,   don't   strainyourself.

Shoulder MC­deltoid­1 Put your  arms straightat   each   side   of   yourbody   with   the   palmstouching   slightly   yourhips. In first stages youcan   help   the   contrac­tion pressing the palmsagainst   the   hips,   butyou should  try   to gen­erate   the   tension   bymeans   of   will   poweronly.  You  will   observethat the triceps and thepectorals   are   involvedto some extent.

Shoulder MC­deltoid­2 Very similar to the pre­cedent exercise, but inthis case you must  el­evate   your   palms   asfar  as  the  level  of   thefloating   ribs.   Don'tpress with hands in thiscase.

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Shoulder MC­deltoid­3 Adopt   the   same   posi­tion   of   MC­deltoid­2,but now turn your armsbackwards   with   yourelbows pointing back at90°   with   respect   yourbody   line.   Try   to   con­tract   mentally   yourdeltoids.

Shoulder MC­deltoid­4 Adopt   a   crucifix   posi­tion   with   armsstretched at 90°. Con­centrate   on   yourshoulders   instead   onyour   trapezius   (this   isthe difficult point).

Shoulder MC­deltoid­AMC Adopt   the   position   ofMC­deltoid­3   and   per­form the contraction ofthe deltoid very slowly,feeling each portion ofthe   muscle.   If   yourbody fat levels allow it,you   can   see   a   verynice   tension   transfer­ence   from   the   lowersections   of   theshoulder   to   the   upperones.

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Shoulder MC­shoulder­DSR­1 Grasp your elbow withthe opposite hand andtry   to   push   it   back­wards while  you  resistwith   the   hand   force.You can do   this  exer­cise   along   the   com­plete   range   of   motionof   the   shoulder.   Do   itslowly or keep the ten­sion   in   several   placesfor  5  breathings.  Con­centrate on the tensionfeeling.

Shoulder MC­shoulder­DSR­2 Try   to   shrug   oneshoulder   with   the   armstraight while you resistthe movement with theopposite hand.

Shoulder MC­shoulder­DSR­3 Keep one arm straightin   his   bottom   positionand  try  to elevate  it  infront of you as far as itpoints to the roof. Res­ist  the motion with theopposite hand pressingover   the   front   of   theresisted   wrist   with   thefist firmly clenched.

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Shoulder MC­shoulder­DSR­4 Bend one arm with theforearm   touching   thebiceps   and   the   elbowpointing   to   the   floor.Put   the open palm fa­cing to the roof and thefingers   pointing   to   theshoulder.   Now   pressdownwards   firmly   withthe opposite palm andtry to raise the bendedarm as  far  as  it   is  al­most straight.

Shoulder MC­teres We can try to contractthem varying the angleof the arms in the MC­deltoid­4   and   applyingAMC with fine tuning ofthe   tension   from   thelower part  of   the backof   the   shoulder   to   thehigher   without   movingthe shoulder blades.

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MC of the muscles of the thorax

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Thorax MC­intercostal Put   one   hand   resting,without   any   pressure,on   head   with   armsemiflexed and  the el­bow   pointing   in   front.Now  tilt   slightly   to   thesame   side   than   theflexed   arm   and   turnyour   torso   to   the   op­posite   side   slowly   asfar   as   you   feel   themaximal   contractionand a clear separationof the muscles. Some­times a slight raising ofthe   corresponding   hipcan   help   the   contrac­tion.

Thorax MC­intercostal­AMC Isolation of internal andexternal intercostals.

Thorax MC­intercostal­DSR Adopt   the   same   posi­tion   than   in   MC­inter­costal­ISR,   but   in   thiscase don't fix the posi­tion, but resist with thehands   all   the   motion.Don't   tilt   your   bodyvery   much.   A   littleangle   is   enough   (<30°).

Thorax MC­intercostal­ISR Place your hands rest­ing   over   the   hips   andbend   sideways   press­ing with the hands.

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Thorax MC­pectoral Stand   erect   with   theback   slightly   roundedforward and keep yourarms stretched to bothsides in a crucifix posi­tion   with   palms   facingforward.   Now   try   tocontract   the   pectoralswithout   moving   thearms.

Thorax MC­pectoral­DSR­1 Assume the position ofMC­pectoral­ISR­3 andraise   your   arms   overhead while you  inhale,keeping   the   inwardstension all  time. Loweryour  arms  from  top   tobottom   position   whileyou   are   exhaling   withthe same tension.

Thorax MC­pectoral­DSR­2 Assume the position ofMC­pectoral­ISR­4 andraise   your   arms   overhead while you  inhale,keeping   the   outwardstension all  time. Loweryour  arms  from  top   tobottom   position   whileyou   are   exhaling   withthe same tension.

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Thorax MC­pectoral­ISR­1 Grasp   your   hands   infront of your chest witharms semiflexed. Pressinwards   powerfully(without strain).

Thorax MC­pectoral­ISR­2 Grasp   your   hands   infront of your chest witharms   semiflexed.   Pulloutwards   powerfully(without strain).

Thorax MC­pectoral­ISR­3 Grasp   your   hands   infront  of  your abdomenwith   arms   semiflexed.Press   inwards   power­fully (without strain).

Thorax MC­pectoral­ISR­4 Grasp   your   hands   infront  of  your abdomenwith   arms   semiflexed.Pull   outwards   power­fully (without strain).

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Thorax MC­pectoral­ISR­5 Stretch   your   arms   toboth sides of the bodyand   try   to   touch   bothhands while you pressfirmly the arms againstthe pectorals. You mayneed   to   bend   yourshoulders   forward   asfar   as   you   can.   Con­tract the whole pector­als.

Thorax MC­pectoral­stretch­1 Interlace   your   handsbehind the lower back.Stretch   your   armsdownwards   and   bringyour   shoulders   back­wards as far as as youcan. Contract   the pec­torals in this position.

Thorax MC­pectoral­stretch­2 Stretch   your   armsbackwards   forming   anangle of about 45° withthe vertical  line. Try toput together both arms.You should  feel  an  in­tense stretching of  thepectorals.

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Thorax MC­serratus Adopt   the   position   ofMC­serratus­ISR   andtry to reduce progress­ively the hand pressureon   the   back   of   thehead.   Concentrate   inthe   upper   ribcage   inthis   position,   feel   thetension and intensify it.

Thorax MC­serratus­DSR Adopt   the   same   posi­tion   than   in   MC­ser­ratus­ISR and bend theupper back slightly andvery   slowly   forwards.Avoid   any   contractionof the abdominals. Youshould feel a light ten­sion between the upperribs.

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Thorax MC­serratus­ISR Place   your   hands   be­hind your head with theneck   erect   or   slightlybent   backwards.   Nowpress   the   head   for­wards   resisting   themovement   and   keepthe position with the el­bows   pointing   to   theroof.   Be   very   carefulwith the amount of ten­sion   that   you   put   onthe neck.   In advancedstages,  you should  beable   to   contract   theserratus   muscles   witha   minimal   amount   ofpressure   over   thehead.

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Thorax MVB (Maxick's virtualbreathing)

This exercise  is basedon the performance ofan   abdominal   vacuumand   virtual   breathing.Although   this   exerciseis very safe (if carefullyand   properly   used),   ifyou  feel  some sign  ofdiscomfort, stop imme­diately   and   consultyour   doctor.   The   de­tailed   descriptionshould be:

1. Do a perfect abdom­inal   vacuum   exhalingas   much   air   as   youcomfortably can.

2.   Try   to   inhale   whileyou   are   holding   yourbreath   in   the   vacuumposition, i.e., perform aMC   contraction   of   themuscles involved in in­halation without air.

3. Relax your breathingmuscles   (exhalewithout air).

4.   Repeat   the   virtualbreathings,   steps   (2)and   (3),   as   much   asyou   can   without   anydiscomfort   or   strain.You should be able  tobreathe   normally   afterthe   performance,without any sign of suf­focation.

5.   Relax   and   practicesome SMCB.

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MC of the muscles of the abdomen

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Abdominals MC­abdominal­AMC Perform a perfect men­tal central isolation withbreathing and try to doa   simultaneous   hori­zontal   isolation.   Usu­ally   the   most   visibleand   easy   to   controlsection   is   the   centralone   (the   third   fromabove,   just   over   thenavel).   A   ballistic   per­formance   with   SMCBcould be easier at first.When you are able  tofix the control, try to in­tensify   it,  visualize   theisolated   muscles   inyour mind clearly (don'tuse   the   mirror   at   thebeginning).

Abdominals MC­abdominal­breath­1

Practice   slow   con­trolled   breathing(SMCB).   You   shouldobserve that the abdo­men depresses slightlywith   each   exhalation.You   must   concentrateon   this   effect   in   orderto increase the depres­sion   gradually   withoutstraining the breaths atall.

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Abdominals MC­abdominal­breath­2

When   you   havemastered   the   MC­ab­dominal­breath­1, try toexert an explosive (butcareful   and  controlled)exhalation   of   the   airthrough  the nose.  Thevery   important   pointhere   is   to   be   able   toexhale   the   maximalamount   of   air   of   thelungs by diaphragmaticmeans only.

Abdominals MC­abdominal­central Perform a new vacuumand   place   your   palmsexactly  as   if  you weregoing   to   press   withthem,   but   don't   pressthis time! Only feel thecontact of the palms. Inthis   very   moment,   ex­ert   a   mental   contrac­tion  on   the   rectus  ab­dominis,   visualizingand   feeling   the   samesensation   you   hadwhen you pressed withyour   hands   over   thelegs.   Do   this   contrac­tion   explosively,   butwith   SMCB   (slowbreathing),  without   for­cing the exhalation.

First phase, eliminatinghand pressure.

With breathing.

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Abdominals MC­abdominal­central­hand

Place   the   palms   ofyour hands (sometimesit   could   be   helpful   tokeep   the   fingersslightly  open)  over  theupper   section   of   yourlegs,  or   the  lower partof   your   hips.   Youshould   experiment   thebest   posture.   Bendyour lower back a littleas far as you note thatthe abdominal musclesare   perfectly   relaxed.Don't   bend   too   much,because   the     gravitywould exert a negativeeffect   on   the   internalorgans,   trying   to   dropthem downwards. Now,perform a correct vacu­um   and   press   firmly,but   softly,   with   thepalms over your legs orhips.   If   the   abdominalmuscles   are   relaxedyou   should   observe   aprotruding of   the cent­ral rectus abdominis.

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Abdominals MC­abdominal­external­1

Stand erect (don't bendyour back, but keep re­laxed) and turn slightlyyour   hips   towards   theside   you   can   control.You should feel a verysoft   contraction   of   thelateral   oblique.   To   in­tensify this action raisea  little the correspond­ing hip and  lower veryslightly the thorax overthe   same   side   (but,don't contract the inter­costals).

Abdominals MC­abdominal­external­2

Contract   both   externalobliques   and   intensifymentally   the   action   ofeach muscle.

Abdominals MC­abdominal­horizontal

Relax   completely   andadopt the best postureto   perform   a   correctvacuum,   but   now,   in­stead   of   a   vacuum,perform   a   very   slowly(but   firmly)   contractionof the whole abdominalwall.   Note   how   someparts   contract   beforeor,   alternatively,   morepowerfully than others. 

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Abdominals MC­abdominal­side Adopt   the   positionmost   favourable   to   doa lateral isolation of therectus   abdominis,   per­form   it   correctly   andthen   try   to   decreasevery   carefully,   in   littleamounts, the palm ten­sion.   Concentrate   in­tensely  in  the contrac­tion   feeling   of   themuscles   and   replacethe   hand   action   bymental   contraction   asfas as you can.

Abdominals MC­abdominal­side­hand

Adopt   the   same   posi­tion as MC­abdominal­central­hands,   withboth   hands   relaxedover the  legs. Performthe   vacuum   (you   cando  it  with  breathing ornot, but I find better todo   it   with   breathing)and   press   slowly   withonly one palm, keepingthe other relaxed.

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Abdominals MC­abdominal­tendon Try   to   relax  as   far  asyou can the rectus ab­dominis during  the va­cuum   performance.Concentrate on the  in­ner layer of both sidesof your abdominal cav­ity   and   try   to   tensethem up and down be­ginning   just   under   theribs.   Concentrate   andvisualize   the   triangulartension   feeling   yougenerate   with   the   ab­dominal   tendons   fromyour inner pelvis to thediaphragm.

Abdominals MC­pelvic The   most   favourableposition   to   practise   atfirst   these   controls   isseated   with   legs  openand   relaxed   buttocks.Beginners   could   mixthe   contraction   of   theanal   muscles   with   theproduced   by   the   frontmuscles   of   the   pubis.This can be isolated bymeans   of   AMC,   ob­serving the effect of in­creasing   tension   onthis   area.   If   you   pro­gressively  contract   theanal   muscles   morepowerfully,   you   shouldbe   able   to   feel   sometension   transferencetowards the pubis. Withsome practice you canisolate   both   contrac­tions.

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Abdominals MC­vacuum Stand   erect   with  bodyrelaxed,  especially   theabdominal   wall,   thelegs   and   the   back.Concentrate   in   youbreathing   and   in   theaction  of   the  serratus,but   don't   force   the   in­halation   at   all.   Keepyour   legs   comfortablystraight,   but   relaxed.Inhale with the effort ofyour   serratus   mainly,keeping the thorax ex­panded   forward,   butdon't   raise your  chest.Sometimes   a   veryslight  downward bend­ing   of   the   lower   backand the head can helpto relax  the abdominalmuscles.     When   youfeel that your lungs arefilled without any strain,concentrate   in   yourdiaphragm   and   exhalethe  air   from  the   lungsexplosively, but withoutany effort,  keeping thethorax   expanded   bythe   action   of   the   ser­ratus.  The external  airpressure and  the  iner­tia   of   the   diaphragmmotion   must   beenough   to   complete   aperfect vacuum.

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Abdominals MC­vacuum­breath Do   a   perfect   vacuumand   concentrate   onhow your exhalation af­fects   the   performanceof   the   exercise.  Relaxa few moments and re­peat, but now try to in­hale again keeping thediaphragm in that posi­tion. You could find dif­ficult   to breathe in thisposition.   The   key   tosuccess   is   to   breatheslowly and with the ac­tion   of   the   serratusonly.

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MC of the muscles of the arm

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Arm MC­biceps­1 Bend   your  arm  as   faras your forearm almosttouch your  biceps andperform   a   slow   andprogressive contractionjust below the vibratingpoint   of   the   muscle.Don't   allow   yourmuscles cramp, it doesnot  produce  any  addi­tional   benefit   and   canbe dangerous.  The bi­ceps   can   be   (andshould be) controlled inseveral   joint   angles   inthis position.

Arm MC­biceps­2 Bend your arm formingan   angle   of   90°between   the   forearmand   the   biceps.   Con­tract   slowly   and   keepthe tension. The bicepscan be (and should be)controlled   in   severaljoint angles in this posi­tion.

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Arm MC­biceps­3 Keep your arm almoststraight,   but   do   notforce   the   stretch,   be­cause   you   would   pro­duce   an   instinctivepowerful   antagonisticcontraction   of   triceps.Contract   the   bicepsvery   slowly  and   try   tokeep the tension

Arm MC­brachialis Bend your arm almostcompletely,   but   becareful that your bicepsdoes   not   press   yourforearm, because suchpressure   would   pro­duce   some   instinctivecontraction   of   the   bi­ceps.   Now,   put   yourforearm  in  front  of   thecorrespondingshoulder   pointing   ver­tically  to   the  roof.  Thekey is to turn your wristoutwards as far as youcan (without forcing it),so that the palm facesto the front, very simil­ar to a pull up isometrichold in the upper posi­tion.

Arm MC­brachioradialis This muscle  contributepowerfully to the elbowflexion when the bicepsis in a mechanical dis­advantage,   so   that   inorder   to   control   thismuscle we should  finda position in which theelbow   is   flexed   whilethe biceps is almost re­laxed.

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Arm MC­finger­1 Imagine that  you haveto   squeeze   a   tennisball. Adopt this positionand contract powerfullyyour   fingers,   butwithout strain.

Arm MC­finger­2 Stretch   your   fingerscompletely   and   con­tract them in this posi­tion.

Arm MC­forearm Keep your arm straightpointing   to   the   floor.Now,   rotate   your  wristupwards   as   far   as   itforms an angle of  90°with   respect   to   theforearm   line   and   thefloor.   Your   fingersshould   point   to   thefront.   Keep   your   fin­gers   comfortablyclosed, but relaxed, donot force them.

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Arm MC­triceps­1 Stand   erect   and   bendyour   arm   at   chestheight   as   if   you   weregoing to do a push up.The   wrist   must   bestraight   and   the   palmfacing   down   towardsthe floor while the fore­arm  is  also  parallel   tothe   floor.   Now   bringyour   elbow  backwardsas   far   as   you   can   inthis  position.   This  andthe 90°  rotation of  thewrist   with   respect   tothe biceps line are thekey to suppress the bi­ceps   contraction.   Youshould feel the tensionmainly in the lower partof the triceps, near theelbow,   similar   to   thefirst effort to do a pushup.

Arm MC­triceps­2 Focus your mind in theback  insertion  point  ofthe   elbow.   As   you   in­crease   the   contractioneffort   very   slowly,   youshould   feel   the   begin­ning of the tension verynear the elbow. Try  toraise   this   tension   pro­gressively   along   thecentral   line.  Adopt   theposition   explained   be­fore (bend your arm at90°  in   line   with   thechest),   but   now   try   torotate   your   wrist   out­wards as you comfort­ably can.

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Arm MC­triceps­3 Extend   your   arms   toboth   sides   at   a   45°angle with respect yourbody line from the legsand stretch them as faras   your   comfortablycan,   trying  to put  yourforearms   backwardswith the wrists pointingforward.

MC of the muscles of the leg

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Legs DMC­leg­raise Simply raise one leg tothe side as far  as youcomfortably   can   con­tracting all leg musclessimultaneously   withoutforcing them.

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Legs DMC­squats Contract   all   your   legmuscles   during   thesquat   movement,   in­spire during the raisingphase and exhale dur­ing the lowering phase.Perform   the   exerciseas  slowly  as  you can.The muscle contractionmust   be   fluid   and   notshaking,   avoiding   ant­agonistic   actions.   Youcan   tilt   your   body   toeach side to make theexercise harder.

Legs DMC­toe­raise Remember   to   contractthe calf muscles duringboth   phases   of   themovement   that   shouldbe done very slowly.

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Legs DMC­walking Walk   in   place   raisingyour   heels   as   far   asyou   can   and   contract­ing the legs muscles.

Legs MC­gastrocnemius Put   your   feet   firmlyover the floor and try toraise the calves or con­tract   them   raising   thetoes.

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Legs MC­gluteal Keep your legs straightat   shoulder   width   andopen   your   feet   out­wards   as   far   as   theyform   an   appreciableangle with your  line ofsight.   Now,   trying   tokeep both legs straight,bend your back slightlybackwards. The weightimbalance produced bythe position of the backshould   produce   a   re­markable contraction ofthe gluteus.

Legs MC­hamstring­1 Keep   one   leg   com­pletely straight and theother   (the   contractedone) slightly bended. Inthis   position   try   tomove   the   bended   legbackwards   but   do   notmove  it.  Feel  the con­traction   and   try   to   in­tensify   it   mentally.When   you   have   de­veloped   the   mindmuscle connection, theimaginary movement isnot necessary.

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Legs MC­hamstring­2 Stand  erect  and placeyour hands over a solidwall   or   furniture   in  or­der   to   keep   balance.Bend   one   leg   so   thatthe   lower   leg   forms   a90°  angle with the up­per   leg.  The other   legmust   be   kept   straight.In   this   position   try   topoint   your   toes   back­wards   as   far   as   youreasonably   can.   Youshould   notice   a   verypowerful  contraction  inthe back of the leg.

Legs MC­leg­upper Keep your legs straightand open them to sidesas far as your comfort­ably can. Now contractpowerfully   your   upperleg muscles.

Legs MC­quadriceps­1 Stand   erect   with   legsperfectly   straight   andfeet   pointing   to   thefront.  Now try   to  bendyour knees backwards,but without varying theposition.  Some   peoplefind   easier   to   try   toraise   the   kneecaps   inthis position.

Legs MC­quadriceps­2 This   exercise   is   per­formed   exactly   in   thesame   form   than   MC­quadriceps­1,   but   thistime   you   should   pointyour feet outwards. 

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Legs MC­quadriceps­3 Keep   your   legsstraight,   but   advanceone   of   them   with   itsfeet   pointing   to   thefront.   Contract   thequadriceps.   Youshould observe a moreintense   contraction   inthe   upper   part,   nearthe   hips.   You   can   dothis   contraction   evenharder raising the con­tracted  leg to the frontforming   a   90°  anglewith your body (parallelto the floor)

Legs MC­tibilialis Keep your legs straightor   forming   a   90°  andraise your feet forwardas far as you can. 

Legs MC­toe­1 Contract   your   toesdownwards   as   far   asyou can without strain.

Legs MC­toe­2 Raise   your   toes   up­wards   as   comfortablyyou can.

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