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
- Rectus femoris
- Adductor magnus
- Gluteus maximus
- Hamstrings
- Gastrocnemius
Muscles with Isometric Contractions
- Rectus abdominis
- Latissimus dorsi
- Gluteus medius
- Deltoid
- Pectoralis major