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Assignment: Abdominal Exercises

Directions. Review the biomechanics lecture regarding muscles of the abdomen (abdominals and obliques). In this assignment students will research various abdominal exercises and create a video where they:

  • Identify the function (e.g.: rotation or preventing rotation)
  • Provide the name of the exercise
  • Identify the abdominal muscles involved
  • Perform the exercise

 

 

  1. Prevent trunk flexion and extension (5 points)
    1. Name of exercise
    2. Muscles involved
    3. Perform exercise for 20 seconds

 

  1. Lateral trunk flexion and extension (5 points)
    1. Name of exercise
    2. Muscles involved
    3. Perform 10 – 15 reps

 

  1. Prevent lateral trunk flexion and extension (5 points)
    1. Name of exercise
    2. Muscles involved
    3. Perform exercise for 20 seconds

 

  1. Trunk rotation (5 points)
    1. Name of exercise
    2. Muscles involved
    3. Perform 10 – 15 reps

 

  1. Prevent trunk rotation (5 points)
  2. Name of exercise
  3. Muscles involved
  4. Perform exercise for 20 second.

 

 

 

 

 

Examples of Various Abdominal Exercises

 

Below are sample exercises and links to video instructional to each exercise. Do not include any of the example exercises below in your assignment. Doing so will result in no credit.

 

Trunk Flexion and Extension (Forward and backward)

Muscles in your midsection actively work to move your trunk forward and back

Example:

 

Preventing Trunk Flexion and Extension (Preventing movement forward and back)

When the muscles in your midsection contract to prevent from flexing and extending

Examples:

 

Lateral Trunk Flexion and Extension (Side to side movement of the trunk)

Muscles in your midsection actively work to move your trunk side to side

Example:

 

Preventing Lateral Trunk Flexion and Extension (Preventing sideways movement)

When the muscles in your midsection contract to prevent from flexing and extending

Examples:

 

Trunk Rotation

When the muscles in your midsection contract to twist or rotate your trunk

Examples:

 

Preventing Trunk Rotation

When the muscles in your midsection contract to prevent any twisting motion

Examples: