This is Hidilyn Diaz. She won the Philippines’ first ever Olympic gold medal in the clean and jerkweightlifting 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:
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Quadriceps
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Hamstrings
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Plantaris
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Adductor magnus
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Gluteus maximus
Muscles with isometric contractions:
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Deltoid
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Biceps brachii
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Rectus abdominis
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Subscapularis
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Brachioradialis