The leg extension is a resistance weight training exercise that targets the quadriceps muscle (m. quadriceps femoris) in the legs. The exercise is done...

sled moves uncontrollably towards the trainer. Equipment Leg press machine. The leg extension is performed while seated by raising a weight out in front...

The leg is the entire lower limb of the human body, including the foot, thigh or sometimes even the hip or buttock region. The major bones of the leg are...

training, the quadriceps are trained by several leg exercises including the squat, leg press, and leg extension. The proper Latin plural form of the adjective...

The straight leg raise is a test that can be performed during a physical examination, with the leg being lifted actively by the patient or passively by...

He invented a number of exercise machines, including the pulley and leg extension devices and the Smith machine, as well as protein supplement drinks...

isometrically stabilize the spine to resist extension and posterior pelvic tilt that would otherwise occur with the legs lifted in front. When the lumbar spine...

press, a similar movement that involves an additional dipping motion in the legs to increase momentum. An overhead press may also be performed unilaterally...

Firing Patterns in Two Arachnids Using Different Methods of Propulsive Leg Extension". Journal of Experimental Biology. 162 (1): 313–329. doi:10.1242/jeb...

the stunt and helps with the stability of the flyer's foot. In a one-leg extension stunt, the main base will lift the toe and heel of the foot to increase...

as the neck and trunk, extension is movement in the posterior direction. Extension of the hip or shoulder moves the arm or leg backward. Even for other...

deltoids. Just like above, the bridge push-up can also be executed with one leg extended. When this is done, not only is unilaterality introduced, but the...

Forearms Wrist curl (i) Wrist extension (i) Hamstrings (back of thighs) Deadlift (c) Frog jumping (i) Good-morning (c) Leg curl (i) Squat (c) Lats and trapezius...

Günther, Michael; Blickhan, Reinhard (15 February 2012). "Hydraulic Leg Extension Is Not Necessarily the Main Drive in Large Spiders". The Journal of...

posterior, and peroneal muscles of the lower leg. The movement performed is plantar flexion, also called ankle extension. Calf raises are sometimes done with...

from a Germanic base where it meant "crooked". It gained the meaning of the leg of an animal around the 15th century. String refers to tendons, and thus...

released extremely rapidly to power leg extension for propulsion. To prevent premature release of energy or motions of the leg, the flea employs a "catch mechanism"...

fascial compartments of the leg are the four fascial compartments that separate and contain the muscles of the lower leg (from the knee to the ankle)...

chair A Roman chair helps to stabilize the legs up until the hip joints while performing low back extension. The torso from above the hip joints is flexed...

means of extension in several of their hinged leg joints, namely the femur–patella joint and tibia–metatarsus joints or second and third leg joints respectively...

9, 1969. The portion of I-57 in Chicago (known as the Dan Ryan West Leg Extension) was constructed and opened in segments between 1963 and 1970. It remains...

(2001). "A randomised clinical trial of the efficacy of drop squats or leg extension/leg curl exercises to treat clinically diagnosed jumper's knee in athletes:...

Phlegmasia alba dolens (also colloquially known as milk leg or white leg; not to be confused with phlegmasia cerulea dolens) is part of a spectrum of diseases...

groups include: Quadriceps (front legs), e.g., squat, leg press, leg extension. Hamstrings (rear legs), e.g., leg curl, lunge, glute-ham raise. Calves...

In humans and other primates, the knee joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two joints: one between the femur and tibia (tibiofemoral joint),...

gluteus maximus and other muscles of the upper leg: Hip thrusts Glute bridge Quadruped hip extensions Kettlebell swings Squats and variations like split...

The crossed extensor reflex or crossed extensor response or crossed extension reflex is a reflex in which the contralateral limb compensates for loss...

much stress on the joints, similar to the shearing forces found in leg extension and leg curl exercises. Practicing weighted movements at high speeds also...

recognised fielding positions and they can be categorised into the offside and leg side of the field. Fielding also involves trying to prevent the ball from...

crank with extensions that contact the ground. U.S. Patent No. 1,576,956, Quadruped Walking Mechanism, E. Dunshee (1926). A four-bar leg mechanism that...