puente anatomia
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Technique Cues• Instep2,atthebeginningoftheexhale,drawthepelvicfloormusclesupwardandtheabdominalwallintowardthespine.Thiswillencourageuseofthetransversusabdominisjustbeforeusingtheotherabdominalmusclesthatposteriorlytiltthepelvisandflexthespinesequentiallyfrombottomtotopasitiscurledoffthemat.
• Pressthefeetintothemat,andthinkofgentlypullingthesitbonestowardthekneeswhileliftingthebottomofthepelvistoemphasizeusingthehipextensors,especiallythehamstrings.Thekneeextensorsalsohelpraisethethighsupwardfromthestartposition.
• Instep3,pressthearmsdownintothematsotheshoulderextensorsaidwithliftingtheuppertrunk.Also,focusonactivatingtheupperspinalextensorstoaligntheuppertrunkwiththeshouldersandknees.
• Throughoutthemovement,keepthekneesfacingforward.• Imagine.Tohelpachievethedesiredmotionofthepelvisandspineinstep2,imaginethattheareabetweentheribcageandpubicboneisashallowbowl.Scooptheabdominalwallinwardtotouchtheinsideoftheshallowbowl,andthenslowlyrockthatbowlbyliftingthebottomrimtowardtheribcage.
Exercise NotesPelvicCurlcanhelpyoulearntofocusonacti-vatingthedeeppelvicfloorandtransversusabdominismuscles,tosequentiallyarticulatethepelvisandspine,andtococontractthemusclesofthepowerhouseinthedesiredmanner.
Focus on the hamstrings.Appropriatecon-tractionofthehamstringmusclesisvitalforthedesiredarticulationofthepelvisandspineinthisexercise.Thethreehamstringmuscles(seetheillustration)rundownthebackofthethighfromthesitbonestobelowtheknee.InthisexerciseandothersimilarsupinePilatesexer-cisesinwhichthefeetareonthematinaclosedkinematicchain(seechapter3),thehamstringsproducehipextensionbyliftingthepelvisratherthanmovingthelegs.Focusingonliftingthebottomofthepelviscanhelputilizetheseimportantmusclesandpreventthecommonerrorofliftingthetrunkasarigidunitorarchingthelowerback.Thecoordinatedcontractionofthehamstringswiththeabdomi-nals,termedtheabdominal–hamstringforcecouple(discussedinchapter3),alsoservesanotherimportantroleofhelpingtorotatethetopofthepelvisbackwardinaposteriorpelvictilt.Thisfunctionisusedintheearlypartoftheexercisetocurlthepelvisandlatertohelpmaintainaneutralpositionofthepelvisandassistincounteringhyperlordosis.
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E4827/Isacowitz/Fig.4.1b/377417/MollyB/R4
Posterior deltoid
Biceps femoris External oblique
Rectus abdominis
Gluteus maximus
Quadriceps femoris
Erector spinae
Start position and step 2.
Step 3.
Execution 1. Start position.Liesupinewiththekneesbentandthefeetflatonthemat
andhip-widthapart.Placethearmsbythesideswiththepalmsfacingdown.Focusinward,andconsciouslyrelaxtheneck,shoulders,andlowerbackmuscleswhilemaintaininganeutralpelvicposition.
2. Exhale.Drawtheabdominalwallinward,andslowlycurlthepelvisandlower,middle,andupperbacksequentiallyoffthemat.
3. Inhale.Lifttheuppertrunkslightlyhighertoformastraightlineonthesideofthebodyrunningthroughtheshoulder,pelvis,andkneeasshowninthemainmuscleillustration.
4.Exhale.Slowlylowerthetrunk,articulatingeachvertebra,toreturntothestartposition.Repeatthesequence10times.
Targeted MusclesSpinal flexors:rectusabdominis,externaloblique,internalobliqueAnterior spinal stabilizer:transversusabdominisPelvic floor muscles:coccygeus,levatorani(pubococcygeus,puborectalis,iliococcygeus)Hip extensors:gluteusmaximus,hamstrings(semitendinosus,semimembranosus,
bicepsfemoris)
Accompanying MusclesSpinal extensors:erectorspinaeKnee extensors:quadricepsfemorisShoulder extensors:latissimusdorsi,teresmajor,posteriordeltoid
Pelvic Curl
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Semitendinosus
Semimembranosus
Biceps femoris
Hamstrings.