Strength training is more than just pumping iron; it's about how your muscles work together as a team. Enter the kinetic chain, which views your body as a connected system of harmonious joints and ...

Kinetic chain is the connection between your nerves, muscles and bones, and every exercise that you perform involve the kinetic chain. The idea behind activating your kinetic chain is that every part ...

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Open-chain knee exercises, in which one or both feet are off the ground, effectively target specific muscle groups around the knee joints, including the quadriceps and hamstrings.

There are lots of ways to classify the exercises that make up your workouts, and if you spend any time around the weight rack, you’ll undoubtedly encounter the most common one: joint involvement.

As an exercise physiology nerd, I often find myself thinking about movement classifications, safety and other factors that aren't necessarily top of mind for most people. This is especially true when ...

Methods We examined data from randomised controlled trials and prospective cohort (level I–IV evidence) studies that addressed exercise intervention in the rehabilitation of the overhead athlete with ...