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Exercise Analysis Bird Dog

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Bird Dog Exercise Analysis
The female exerciser begins executing the bird dog while positioned on her hands and knees. She raises her left arm while simultaneously extending her right hip and knee. The muscle fibers of her anterior deltoid engage and act as the agonist for shoulder flexion while the gluteus maximus engages as the agonist for hip extension. The quadriceps femoris group act as the agonist for knee extension. The antagonists for shoulder flexion are the posterior deltoid, latissimus dorsi, teres major, pectoralis major, and the triceps brachii. The antagonist for her hip extension is the iliopsoas while the hamstring group is the antagonist for knee extension. The upper fibers of her pectoralis major, along with the biceps brachii

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