ACTIVITY 5

DELA CRUZ, Rhana Shana_Activity 5

DELA CRUZ, Rhana Shana_Activity 5

by Rhana Shana Dela Cruz -
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This is Hidilyn Diaz. She won the Philippines’ first ever Olympic gold medal in the clean and jerk weightlifting category for the 55-kg weight division during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Give 5 examples of muscles with isotonic contractions and 5 examples of muscles with isometric contractions during the activity in the gif below.

 

Muscles with isotonic contractions

1. Quadriceps

2. Gluteus maximus

3. Hamstrings

4. Adductor magnus

5. Plantaris

 

Muscles with isometric contractions

1. Biceps

2. Deltoids (shoulder)

3. Rectus abdominis

4. Brachioradialis

5. Subscapularis