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  2. Pull-up (exercise) - Wikipedia

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    Kipping pull-ups have lower muscle activation in the upper body but greater activation in the lower body and core; it is possible to perform them faster and complete more repetitions before encountering upper-body fatigue. [14] Kipping pull-ups are considered high risk for injury and are a major cause of shoulder injury in CrossFit athletes. [15]

  3. Papillary muscle - Wikipedia

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    The papillary muscles are muscles located in the ventricles of the heart. They attach to the cusps of the atrioventricular valves (also known as the mitral and tricuspid valves) via the chordae tendineae and contract to prevent inversion or prolapse of these valves on systole (or ventricular contraction).

  4. List of weight training exercises - Wikipedia

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    The chest fly is performed while lying face up on a bench or standing up, with arms outspread holding weights, by bringing the arms together above the chest. This is a compound exercise for the pectorals. Other muscles worked include deltoids, triceps, and forearms. Equipment: dumbbells, cable machine or "pec deck" machine.

  5. Exercise - Wikipedia

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    Cycling is a popular form of exercise. Weight training. Exercise or workout is physical activity that enhances or maintains fitness and overall health. [1] [2] which is performed for various reasons, including weight loss or maintenance, to aid growth and improve strength, develop muscles and the cardiovascular system, prevent injuries, hone athletic skills, improve health, [3] or simply for ...

  6. Burpee (exercise) - Wikipedia

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    The athlete bends their knees and rests them on the ground before performing the push-up. Long-jump burpee The athlete jumps forward, not upward. Muscle-up burpee Combine a muscle-up (a variation of a pull-up) with the jump or do a muscle-up instead of the jump. One-armed burpee The athlete uses only one arm for the whole exercise including the ...

  7. Muscular system - Wikipedia

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    Three distinct types of muscle (L to R): Smooth (non-striated) muscle in internal organs, cardiac or heart muscle, and skeletal muscle. There are three distinct types of muscle: skeletal muscle, cardiac or heart muscle, and smooth (non-striated) muscle. Muscles provide strength, balance, posture, movement, and heat for the body to keep warm. [3]

  8. Moderator band - Wikipedia

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    The moderator band (also known as septomarginal trabecula [1]) is a band of cardiac muscle found in the right ventricle of the heart. [2] [3] [4] It is well-marked in sheep and some other animals, including humans. It extends from the base of the anterior papillary muscle of the tricuspid valve to the ventricular septum. [2]

  9. Muscle-up - Wikipedia

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    The muscle-up begins with the arms extended above the head, gripping a hold in the overhand pull-up position. The hold is usually on a chin-up bar or gymnastic rings. The body is then explosively pulled up by the arms in a radial pull-up, with greater speed than a regular pull-up. When the bar approaches the upper chest, the wrists are swiftly ...