Crunches should be done on a flat surface to protect your lower back from potential strain or injury. ... To perform a proper crunch, lie flat on your back with a slight bend in your knees and your feet flat on the floor about two feet apart. ... Then cross your hands over your upper chest (or place your hands behind your head if you're more comfortable) and slowly curl your upper body toward your knees. ... Weighted crunch To perform a weighted crunch, hold a light weight on your chest before you crunch. ... To perform leg raises, lie flat on your back with your legs outstretched, feet ...

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Keep your feet flat on the floor to maintain stability. ... The down phase begins as the lifter lowers the bar to the chest. ... The bar should gently touch the chest just below the nipple. ... When the bar is at chest level, your chest will be put in a stretch before it contracts when lifting the weight. ... You want to keep your back as flat on the bench as possible. ...

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Reach across your chest being sure to keep the disc level. Now, pull the disc across your chest as flat as you can and release at the end of the throw. ... Hold the disc flat with both hands while aiming. ... Pull the disc towards the chest and then push-out and release. ...

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A-Airway If possible, the victim should be lying flat on their back on a hard surface. ... If there is no pulse, you need to begin chest compressions. ... o Place victim flat on his or her back on hard surface. o Kneel next the their chest. ... You need to avoid injuring the ribs, so only use the heel of your hand to touch the chest. ...

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Symptoms of narrowing arteries include chest pain on exertion (Angina), temporary disturbances of balance, vision, speech and use of arms and legs, and pain in calves when walking. Symptoms of blockages include severe chest pains even when resting, weakness and loss of use in certain limbs, speech difficulties, unconsciousness (Stroke), and severe pain in the affected limb which goes cold and pale. ... The cancerous growths may be flat or warty with surface ulceration and bleeding. ...

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Steps for A Airway: Place victim flat on his/her back on a hard surface. ... Steps for B Breathing: Position your cheek close to the victims nose and mouth, look toward victims chest and look listen and feel for breathing. ... If there is a pulse, begin chest compressions as follows: Place heel of weaker hand on lower part of victim's sternum. To find the lower sternum feel along the middle of victims chest a until you can to feel the end of the breast bone. ...

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The new dress the Flappers wore was at her knees and exposed most of her legs, and also her bare arms, and flat chest. The flapper may have dieted or even taped her chest to achieve the flat cheated look, as if rejecting her feminine traits. ...

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However, further symptoms include tall and slender build, disproportionately long arms, legs, fingers and toes, a breastbone that protrudes outward or dips inward, a high, arched palate and crowded teeth, heart murmurs, extreme nearsightedness, an abnormally curved spine and flat feet (Mayo Clinic, n.d.). ... Further, the condition affects joints which become loose and flexible and causes flat feet (pes planus). ... It can also be associated with persistent chest pain, arrhythmias and congestive heart failure. ... Additional eye symptoms include abnormally flat cornea, hypoplastic iris, and de...

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Small, smoth ears facing forward, a curly tail, and a boxy masculine chest. ... These dogs cannot be left outside in heat either, due to their flat face, they cannot vent heat as well as other dogs and have been known to die very quickly in heat. ...

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One ad depicts a sexy young woman who shows confidence by extending her arms out and exposing her flat stomach. ... One of the models poses with his shirt pulled nearly all the way off, exposing his entire stomach and chest. ... His stomach is flat and muscular with very little chest hair, his jaw and face are thin and chiseled, and his arms appear to be strong and tan. ... Woman are expected to have a flat stomach, while often times men can get away with having extra fat. ...

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Do 4 to 5 exercises for large muscles such as chest, back, quadriceps and hamstrings. 3 to 4 exercises for small muscles such biceps, triceps, shoulders. ... Ectomorph - Short upper body, Long arms and legs, very small amounts of fat, narrowness in chest & shoulders, and generally very flat thin muscles. Mesomorph - Large Chest, solid built, big arms, wide hips, large thighs, less than the average fat storage. ...

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The science of the flat bench 4. ... Appendices RANGE OF MOTION and intro statement The pectorals (pecs) are the chest muscles. ... (4) THE SCIENCE OF THE FLAT BARBELL PRESS Emphasis "this is the most basic movement for the pectorals, and perhaps the best of all upper-body exercises. ... Place your feet flat on the floor on each side of the bench to balance your body on the bench during your set. ... Without bouncing the weight off your chest, slowly extend your arms and press the weight back up along the same arc to the starting point...

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This was shown by the indents on Jesus" chest to show his muscles, joints and bones. Also this painting uses the renaissance idea of realistic details from nature, this is shown by the wall because you can tell the wall isn't flat but has indents and cracks as it would look like if the person looking at the painting were there. ...

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The Boston Terrier, has its own unique mannerisms and characteristic ways. Many of these characteristics are positively lovable, Boston Terriers make wonderful pets. The Boston Terrier is a lively, highly intelligent dog of medium station and compact build. His body should appear short but not ch...

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Mitchell feels ridden with guilt because he feels he should have done more for the young woman than just "looked once at her sounds, then looked down at the duck board he stood on, or at the belly or chest of a young man in front of him." ... These characters, like Susan, her children, and the regulars at the bar, are all flat static characters that represent Mitchell's life before the incident, and do not change their perception of him. ...

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A well-known Italian armorer made the chest plate. ... The flat top helmet was worn by crusaders and European knights. ... The metal plates only protected the vital parts of the horse, like the head, and chest. ...

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Another kind of pass is the chest pass, the chest pass is a two-hand pass used when there is no obstacle between the passer and the receiver. ... The ball is held at the chest and released with a flick of wrists pointing at the target. ... The ball is held as in a chest pass with both hands relaxed. ... The floor is flat and the ball is round so it will come back to you so you don't have to look for it. ...

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The title of my short story was "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" by Flannery O"Connor. O" Connor was born on March 25, 1925 in Savannah, Georgia. She moved with family to Milledgeville, Georgia in 1938 where she attended a public school called Peabody High School. O"Connor graduated from Peabody High Sc...

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In the museum, the Kouros" arms, abdominal section, and chest were not nearly as defined as the image on the website showed. ... An important thing that I could not see from looking at this work's picture that I could see when looking at the Figure in the museum was its flat back. The statue's back is completely flat; it does not have any details at all. ... This work has a flat back because the artist's intent was for it to be displayed with its back to a wall. ... Its ears along with the earrings hanging from them are flat against the hair. ...

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Plot The plot of the story is basically about Linda Bollingwer & Peggy Swager, the authors who write a book about the dog breed, Jack Russell Terriers. These kinds of dogs are in style, because lots of celebrities have them. Jack Russell Terriers have also appeared on television commercials...

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Dresses of the time period either hung straight or flared at the hip as young women of the twenties were most often described as boyish as they were abandoning the popular curves of early generations for straight lines, loose fits, and flat chests. ...

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To me, the phrase "endowed with meaning" in relation to the question means the ways in which we use our bodies to send messages about the world we live in. This can be done in a number of ways, mainly through advertisements in which the male and female body is often used to sell products, some that ...

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Artenis, the Greek goddess of Ephesus, is said to have had nearly twenty breasts on her chest. ... During World War I, French women began to favor the more flat-chested look that would later become popular after the war. ... The French "flat" look gained popularity in the states. ... Women with larger chests were viewed as sexual beings, such as Marilyn Monroe in "How to Marry a Millionaire". ... Small-chested movie stars were a minority that included Katharine Hepburn and Audrey Hepburn. ...

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The mother's narration is knowing of the characters and situations and she is a flat character with a personality that can be summed up in a few words. ... Ever since, "she has been like this, chin on chest, eyes on ground, feet in shuffle" (Walker 655). ... The mother's character is flat, due to the fact that the two sister's characters are round. ... The mother being the narrator of this story is a basic woman and therefore a flat character. ...

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