Definition

The concentric phase of a movement is the lifting phase. For example, in a shoulder press, it’s the phase from the racking position into the overhead position, it goes up. In a squat, it’s the phase from the bottom of the squat into the standing position, going up. The kettlebell is moving away from the […]

Synergist muscles are muscles that help other muscles perform a particular function effectively. The work they perform can be that of stabilization and/or making sure that the force generated moves the weight in the desired direction. When muscles work together, that is a synergistic relationship and reduces the amount of work that needs to be

The eccentric phase of a movement is the lowering phase. For example, in a shoulder press, it’s the phase from overhead into the rack position, it goes down. In a squat, it’s the phase from standing into the bottom of the squat, going down. The kettlebell is moving toward the earth in the eccentric phase,

A neutral stance can refer to the position of both body and feet from which an athlete starts or operates. In our case, we will use the definition of the feet and for the body, we will refer to it as a neutral standing position. A neutral stance is where the feet are positioned comfortably

A neutral standing position is such that the posture feels natural and without too much effort or adjustments. The position of the body places the least amount of stress on the system. The knees and hip joints are straight and without any flexion. The arms are hanging loosely beside the body and the palms facing