Closed kinetic chain exercises
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Closed Kinetic Chain Exercises (CKCE) are physical exercises performed where the hand (for arm movement) or foot (for leg movement) is fixed and cannot move. The hand/foot remains in constant contact with the surface, usually the ground or the base of a machine (8). These exercises are typically weight bearing exercises, where an exerciser uses their own body weight and/ or external weight.
They are also multi-joint movements, and are labelled as being sport specific movements. The opposite of CKCE are Open kinetic chain exercises.
[edit] Arm exercises
Pushup, handstand pushup. These concentrate on a co-contraction of the triceps and shoulder muscles, pectorals & lats, abdominals & lower back for stabilization in various ratios depending upon angle and leverage. why better than open chain? 1-they make compressive forces but open chain exc. make shearing forces 2-they are nearer to activities of daily living 3-they use multiple joints in activity but the open chain uses one single joint
[edit] Leg exercises
Back Squats, Front Squats leg press, Lunges, power clean, and snatch. These concentrate on a co-contraction of the quadriceps, hamstrings, hip flexors, soleus, and gastrocnemius muscles. The joints of movement focused on are the knee, hip, and ankle.
