Stretching Exercises For Leg And Chest Muscles - CARDIOSTRONG CST-BX40 Assembly And Operating Instructions Manual

5.4 Stretching exercises for leg & chest muscles
Trapezius
Pectoralis major
Biceps
Straight abdominal
muscle
Sartorius muscle
M. Extensor
digitorum
Gastrocnemius
1. Exercise: Stretching of front thigh / leg extension (quadriceps)
• Stable position, grab arches of feet
• Pull heel towards buttocks, knee points downwards
(no abduction)
• Straight upper body, avoid tilting the pelvic forward
(hollow back) by tensing the abdominal muscles
• Change legs
2. Exercise: Stretching the back thigh / leg curl (hamstring)
• Pull thigh towards upper body with both
hands
• Stretch through increased stretching in the
knee joint
• The lower leg maintains contact with the
floor, keep hips bent
• Change legs
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Sternocleidomastoideus
Deltoid muscle
Elevator scapolae
Rhomboid
muscle
Dentatus anterior
Major back
muscle
Obliquus externus
Anconaeus
Ileopsoas
Gluteus
maximus
Quadriceps
Adductor
Gastrocnemius
Tibialis anterior
muscle
Trapezius
Soleus
Splenius capitis
Deltoid muscle
M. Teres major
Triceps
Arm-radius muscle
Extensor
digitorum
Thigh biceps
Musculus
semimembranosus
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