2016.08.12 CSCS Daily Study Question:
One of your undergraduate student interns comes to you with a question about planes of motion. She shows you a sample question in her textbook and can’t understand why one of these exercises listed would be considered to be performed primarily in the transverse plane of motion. You look over the question and quickly point out the correct choice, then explain to the student why this particular exercise moves in this plane of motion. Which of the following exercises did you select?
(A) Ab Crunches
(B) Bench Press
(C) Deadlift
(D) Shoulder Press
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Correct Answer:
(B) Bench Press
Explanation:
While it might be tempting to think of ab crunches as performed primarily in the transverse plane and to think of the bench press as performed in the sagittal plane, the bench press is actually primarily performed in the transverse plane. The bench press is mainly a chest exercise in which the chest muscles pull the upper arms from an outward position towards the midline of the body. That semi-circular arc that is being made by the upper arms is moving in the transverse plane.
Reference:
Essentials of Strength Training & Conditioning 3rd edition p. 73, 342 – 343
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2016.08.12 CSCS Daily Study Question