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Muscles, Part 1 – Muscle Cells: Crash Course A&P #21

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Muscles, Part 1 - Muscle Cells: Crash Course A&P #21

We’re kicking off our exploration of muscles with a look at the complex and important relationship between actin and myosin. Your smooth, cardiac, and skeletal muscles create movement by contracting and releasing in a process called the sliding filament model. Your skeletal muscles are constructed like a rope made of bundles of protein fibers, and that the smallest strands are your actin and myosin myofilaments. Its their use of calcium and ATP that causes the binding and unbinding that makes sarcomeres contract and relax.

Table of Contents
Smooth, Cardiac, and Skeletal Muscles Create Movement 1:18
Sliding Filament Model 4:52
Skeletal Muscles Are Made of Bundles of Protein Fibers 2:40
Actin and Myosin Myofilaments 3:54
Calcium and ATP Cause the Binding and Unbinding 5:05

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It doesn’t take long to get “bigger” muscles if you know how to improve the muscularity of your physique. In this video, I’m going to show you 4 workout techniques that you should start implementing into your training right now to start seeing fast changes in the way your body looks. With Summer just around the corner, you are going to want to use these tips to get bigger muscles quickly.

It starts with the realization that you don’t have to actually grow bigger muscles in order to have bigger looking muscles. This has to do with the key difference between muscle size and muscularity. This is good news however since making true muscle gains at any appreciable rate becomes much more challenging the more training experience that you have.

Beyond that, ultimately your genetics are going to have something to say about the size that you can eventually become. No matter how hard Jesse trains he is never going to be a 300 pound beast unless he figures out a way to go back in time and choose different parents.

That said, when you realize the advantage in training for muscularity you can quickly see new changes with not much having to change at all about your current workouts. It comes down to the following four workout strategies for building bigger looking muscles. Make sure that you apply these to your accessory lifts and not necessarily your big compound strength movements. Keep your foundational training the same and incorporate these as an adjunct to increase the rate of muscle gains and muscularity you see.

First, you want to make sure that you limit the amount of momentum you use in your lifts and make your muscles do the work instead. This can easily be seen in the example of a side lateral or front shoulder raise. If you swing or bounce the weights at all you are likely to shut down the amount of work being done by the very muscles you are trying to hypertrophy. Drop the weight you are using and make sure that every rep is being initiated and controlled by the delts and not only will they be doing more of the work at the end of the day but you will see size gains because of it.

Second, stop counting reps and start making reps count. You can do this by not worrying about just getting the weights from point A to point Z but by enjoying the journey from B to Y on every single rep you do. In the case of the crossover, you don’t just want to get your arm across your body to engage your chest but you want to appreciate the benefits that additional internal rotation below shoulder height and keeping the shoulders back can have on increasing the output and gains seen by the chest as a result.

Thirdly, you want to learn how to squeeze every rep as if it’s the only one you are going to do. Don’t worry if you are going to have anything left in the tank for the 12th rep. Instead, focus on getting the most you can out of the rep you’re doing and let the rest take care of itself. I apply this to the lat pulldown and you can see even additional muscle fiber recruitment as you squeeze and hold from the first second to the last.

Finally, in some cases the working muscles will actually do more work if you let the muscles around them help them to do so. In the case of the dumbbell curl, the activation of the abs is going to help stabilize the body and give the biceps more leverage from which to pull from. Likewise, the activation of the chest and lats is going to prevent the elbows from drifting and cheating the work the biceps are doing, therefore giving them more stimulus for faster muscle growth.

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Back Stretches that Ease Stiffness & Increase Flexibility

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Back stretches with Physiotherapist Michelle Kenway from https://www.pelvicexercises.com.au. Your questions are most welcome – show more for tips & guidelines for these back stretches.

Are you suffering from back stiffness or seeking to avoid lower back injury?

Back stretches routine shows you how to ease back stiffness and increase lower back flexibility. Six gentle and effective back stretches are demonstrated on the mat. These back stretches can readily be performed at home or in the gym.

The back stretches in this video are designed as general information for healthy adults and not specific treatment for lower back conditions. Speak with your health practitioner before commencing new back stretches. Cease any back exercise that causes you any physical discomfort.

Back Stretches Contents

Read on now for guidelines, tips and techniques for each of the 6 back stretches demonstrated in this video. Regular back stretches can help to reduce the risk of lower back injury with general activity or exercise.

1. Knee to Chest Stretch

Knee to chest exercise is directed at increasing flexibility in the lower back and the hips.
• Commence lying flat on a mat or a firm mattress and use a neck support if required.
• Raise your left thigh towards your chest and hold around the front of your left shin.
• Keep your right leg flat on the mat or positioned with your foot flat and your knee slightly bent.
• Repeat this back stretch on your right leg by raising your right knee towards your chest.
• Aim to maintain this stretch for up to 20-30 seconds at a time and repeat 2-3 times each leg.

2. Lumbar Rotations

Lumbar rotations promote movement and relieve stiffness in the lower back.
• Commence lying on your back with your knees bent and feet flat.
• Position your arms and shoulders to rest comfortably on the supporting surface just out to the sides of your body.
• Exhale as you roll both knees towards the supporting surface on one side of your body.
• Repeat this action to the other side of your body.
• Keep both of your shoulders flat on the supporting surface throughout this exercise.
• Maintain relaxed breathing throughout lumbar rotation back stretches.
• Repeat up to 10 lumbar rotations in a row.

3. Pelvic Tilts

Pelvic tilts are gentle movements of the pelvis and lower back. Pelvic tilts can provide relief from lower back and pelvic stiffness.
• Start lying flat on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the ground.
• Gently tilt and your pelvis backwards as you flatten out the curve in your lower back.
• Tilt your pelvis forwards to return to your starting position.
• Avoid excessive arching of the lower back
• Repeat up to 10 pelvic tilts in a row.

4. Kneeling Back Stretch

Kneeling back stretch can increase the flexibility of the lower back, buttocks and hips. When extending the arms in front of the body during this stretch, the middle back muscles are stretched too. Kneeling back stretch is readily modified for sore shoulders by keeping the arms by the sides.
• Position your knees under your hips and your hands under your shoulders.
• Reach your arms out along the supporting surface in front of your body.
• Move your buttocks backwards to your heels.
• Keep your chin tucked throughout the stretch.
• Maintained this stretch for up to 20-30 seconds as comfortable.

5. Back Extension Stretch

Back extensions can help to maintain flexibility on the lower back
• Start lying face down on the supporting surface. Position your hands or forearms flat beneath your shoulders.
• Raise your upper body slightly by pushing through your hands or forearms.
• Lower your upper body back down to your supporting surface.
• Keep your chin tucked though out this exercise to avoid neck strain.
• Repeat up to 10 back extensions in a row.

6. Cat Curl Stretch

Cat curl stretch promotes the flexibility of the middle and lower back.
• Start kneeling by positioning your knees under your hips and your hands directly below your shoulders. Kneel on a pillow or cushion if you are prone to knee pain.
• Arch your middle back upwards towards ceiling as if being drawn up by a string.
• Return your body back to starting position.
• Avoid arching your back too far downward to protect your lower back.
• Repeat up to 4-5 cat curl stretches in a row.

Summary

These 6 back stretches can be performed on a daily basis to help maintain the flexibility of the lower and middle back. You may choose to perform back stretches when you first wake up if you are prone to morning back stiffness. Always listen to your body and perform those exercises that feel comfortable and pain free during and after exercise. Cease any back stretches that may cause any physical discomfort.
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Receptionist with Upper Back Pain seeks Y-STRAP Chiropractic Adjustment

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Pain causes negativity and passiveness in life. The receptivity and perception of pain varies from person to person. But in general, pain of any sort, especially chronic pain has really adverse effects on the brain. Living in pain can actually reduce the size of the brain which predisposes one to dementia, psychological problems, sensori-motor disorders and increases chance of mortality. This has been proved in many scientific studies.

The perception and reaction of pain is a complex system in human body. If your body tends to be in stress, it can lead to subtle contractions and spasms. It reduces the circulation to vital organs of our body including brain, which reduces your brain size and affects your performance.

Those who meditate and practice mindfulness have been shown to have more brain volume especially the grey matter which helps keep the pain under control by releasing endorphins and also keeps the body and mind functioning at the optimal levels.

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Must Know Lifestyle modifications to prevent Low Back Pain | Portea Medical

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Lifestyle modifications to prevent low back pain include maintaining a healthy weight, quitting smoking, decreasing weight, avoiding prolonged sitting, especially on chairs that are not ergonomic. Also, efforts should be made to limit forward bending, or lifting heavy weights, in addition to maintaining the correct sleeping posture. https://www.portea.com/physiotherapy/back-pain/
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5 Easy Yoga Poses for Fast Low Back Pain Relief, Best At Home Stretches with Lindsey

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Why Mackerel salad helps with an Anti-Inflammatory Diet

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Beginners Back Exercises for Strengthening your Back Muscles

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Back exercises for beginners with Physical Therapist Michelle Kenway from https://www.pelvicexercises.com.au. Please scroll down for written guidelines for doing these exercises I have included for my hearing impaired viewers. I hope you enjoy these back exercises and they give you more information about how to safely strengthen your back muscles. Your comments & questions are most welcome!

Your comments and questions are most welcome!

These 4 Physiotherapist-guided back exercises are designed to:
*Improve posture
*Recover back strength
*Reduce neck and back strain
*Prevent back injury

Back Exercises Suitability

These back strengthening exercises are suited to healthy individuals seeking gentle upper and lower back strengthening exercises.

This Physiotherapist video consists of:
*2 upper back exercises
*2 lower back exercises

No single back exercise program can suit everyone. If you have and existing back problem or back pain seek the approval of your health care provider before commencing new back exercises. In the unlikely event you experience any back discomfort associated with any of these exercises cease that exercise.

Description of these 4 Back Exercises

Upper Back Exercise 1: Push Back

Push back exercises promote good posture. These exercises are designed to strengthen the muscles in the middle back (between the shoulder blades)

*Starting Position
*Lying down prone
*Place a pillow under your pelvis. Positioning a pillow or cushion under your pelvis can help to reduce the risk of lower back discomfort when doing exercises in prone position. This is recommended but not essential if your back feels comfortable without a support.
*Position your arms by your sides with your palms facing your thighs
*Tuck your chin towards your chest so that your forehead touches the mat. Always keep your chin tucked in and your forehead supported when doing exercises lying down prone on the mat. This will help you to minimise your risk or neck pain or neck injury.

Action
*Keep your arms extended and raise them backwards
*Draw your shoulder girdles back and down
*Slowly lower both arms back to the mat
*Keep both feet in contact with the ground
*Repeat up to 10 times in a row

Upper Back Exercise 2: Stop Sign Exercise

Stop sign promotes back strengthening for upright posture. It strengthens the middle back and back of shoulders.

*Starting Position
*Start lying down prone
*Place a cushion or pillow under your pelvis
*Position your arms palms facing down and elbows out from your trunk
*Bend your shoulders and elbows to right angles. If you are prone to shoulder problems keep your elbows close to the sides of your trunk or avoid this exercise in favor of push back exercises.
*Tuck your chin so that your forehead remains in contact with the mat
*Keep both feet in contact with the ground throughout

Action
*Squeeze your shoulder blades together
*Raise your elbows and wrists backwards away from the ground
*Return your arms back to the ground
*Repeat up to 10 exercises in a row

Lower Back Exercise 1: Lower Back Extension
This exercise strengthens the lower back muscles and spine.

Position
*Start lying down prone
*Position a cushion or pillow under your pelvis
*Place your arms by your sides
*Tuck your chin and keep your forehead in contact with the mat
*Keep both feet in contact with the ground throughout

Action
*Raise your shoulders and chest just off the mat. If you are prone to lower back pain avoid raising your trunk too far from the ground.
*Lower your body slowly back down to the mat
*Take a moment to recover before your next repetition
*Repeat up to 10 exercises in a row

Lower Back Exercise 2: Alternate Arm and Leg Raises (Superman Exercise)

Alternate arm and leg raises strengthen the core spinal and the deep abdominal muscles. This lying down variation is a great alternative to the kneeling version for beginners, individuals with knee pain or unstable pelvic conditions.

Position
*Start lying down prone
*Position a cushion or pillow under your pelvis
*Extend both arms in front of your body and in contact with the mat
*Keep your chin tucked so that your forehead touches the mat

Action
*Gently engage your deep abdominal muscles
*Slowly raise one arm and the opposite leg just off the mat. If your shoulders are sore you may prefer to avoid the arm raises and focus on the leg raises only
*Avoid raising the leg too high from the ground – high leg raises have potential to increase strain on the joints in the lower back
*Lower both limbs slowly back to the ground
*Relax your core abdominal muscles
*Repeat this action using the opposite arm and leg
*Repeat up to 10 alternate arm and leg raises

These 4 basic back exercises will help strengthen your lower back muscles – get down and get started now!

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How to Fix “Low Back” Pain (INSTANTLY!)

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Low back pain is by far the most common source of discomfort we deal with. The irony is, a lot of times what we feel is rooted in the lower back is actually caused by muscles not in the back at all. In this video, I’m going to show you how the glute medius could be the real cause of your back pain and a quick exercise you can do to relieve your discomfort instantly. Once gone, I’m also going to show you a few additional exercises you can do to make sure your low back pain never returns.

The gluteus medius is sandwiched between the glute maximus and minimus and lies in and around the hip area. The role of the muscle is to abduct your hip or lift your leg out to the side in either standing or side lying and to keep your pelvis level whenever you take a step. Prolonged sitting during the day as well as an unequal weight distribution when standing are two of the most common reasons for this muscle to get weak and imbalanced.

You can quickly test to see if you have the makings of a weak glute medius by standing with your feet shoulder width apart and lifting one foot off the ground. First take note whether or not your opposite hip drops significantly. If it does, this would indicate a glute weakness on that side. You would repeat with the opposite foot as well. When you do this you would also want to see if you had to dramatically shift your weight to one side just to lift that foot off the ground. If you do, this would indicate that you have an unequal weight distribution when standing and it would be especially troublesome when squatting.

To fix this quickly, you will want to lay down on the ground with your affected side on top. If your right lower back was bothering you then you would want to lie on your left hip. From here, take your thumb and place it on the area most sore. You should feel that this is going to happen just to the outside of the bony prominence of your pelvis. From here, push to hold back the trigger point and start flossing your leg down and in front of you and then back and up. Your hip should be extended and then lifted into abduction towards the ceiling (being sure to point the toes down to keep the glute medius in focus). Do this about 10 times until you feel the tension in the muscle release.

Now, you can burn out the spasm in the trigger point by getting into the fully contracted position of the glute medius muscle and holding as long as you can. Generally, because this muscle is often very weak, this may not be any longer than 30 seconds to a minute. Once you cannot hold it any more you will stand up and you should notice an immediate relief of the pain on that side.

This is the quick but not permanent fix for this problem. Since the underlying cause is weakness in the gluteus medius muscle you will want to back this up with some exercises for your low back that you can do a few times a week. I show you three options for this. The first is the hip bump against the wall. The second is called the sack swinger, and can be done with a dog leash if you don’t have a formal dip belt. The last is actually doing the same movement that you did for the treatment, but this time as a strengthening exercise for your low back.

Whatever you do, just be sure you are consistent. You will also see that as you relieve the tension in this muscle that your squat performance improves as well. Your depth should be increased and any low back pain that you felt by doing the exercise should be gone since you will now be able to do them with equal force through each leg.

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Lower back pain. This video is on lower back pain exercises to give relief and get rid of back pain on right side, left side.

Over 80% of the population will suffer from lower back pain during their lives. In this weeks video we’re going to look at some simple back exercises and stretches you can do at home to help ease lower back pain and improve your strength and flexibility.

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ABOUT LOWER BACK PAIN:
Back pain is very common and normally improves within a few weeks or months.

Pain in the lower back (lumbago) is particularly common, although it can be felt anywhere along the spine – from the neck down to the hips.

In most cases the pain isn’t caused by anything serious and will usually get better over time.

There are things you can do to help relieve it. But sometimes the pain can last a long time or keep coming back.

HOW TO RELIEVE LOWER BACK PAIN:
The following tips may help reduce your backache and speed up your recovery:

• Stay as active as possible and try to continue your daily activities – this is one of the most important things you can do, as resting for long periods is likely to make the pain worse.
• Try exercises and stretches for back pain; other activities such as walking, swimming, yoga and pilates may also be helpful.
• Take anti-inflammatory painkillers, such as ibuprofen – remember to check the medicine is safe for you to take first and ask a pharmacist if you’re not sure.
• Use hot or cold compression packs for short-term relief – you can buy these from your local pharmacy, or a hot water bottle and a bag of frozen vegetables wrapped in a cloth will work just as well

Although it can be difficult, it helps if you stay optimistic and recognise that your pain should get better, as people who manage to stay positive despite their pain tend to recover quicker.

WHEN TO GET ADVICE:
Back pain usually gets better on its own within a few weeks or months and you may not need to see a doctor or other healthcare professional.

But it’s a good idea to get help if:

• The pain doesn’t start to improve within a few weeks
• The pain stops you doing your day-to-day activities
• The pain is very severe or gets worse over time
• You’re worried about the pain or are struggling to cope

You can see your GP, who will ask about your symptoms, examine your back, and discuss possible treatments.

Alternatively, you may want to consider approaching a physiotherapist directly. Some NHS physiotherapists accept appointments without a doctor’s referral, or you could choose to pay for private treatment.

WHEN TO GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ADVICE:
You should contact your GP or NHS 111 immediately if you have back pain and:

• Numbness or tingling around your genitals or buttocks
• Difficulty peeing
• Loss of bladder or bowel control
• Chest pain
• A high temperature (fever) of 38C (100.4F) or above
unexplained weight loss
• A swelling or a deformity in your back
• It doesn’t improve after resting or is worse at night
• It started after a serious accident, such as after a car accident

These problems (red flags) could be a sign of something more serious and need to be checked urgently.

I have tried my best to add as many red flag symptoms but incase I have missed anything please make sure to visit the following pages as well,

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/back-pain/
https://patient.info/health/back-and-spine-pain/lower-back-pain

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