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What Is a Pectoralis Major Muscle Tear?

Your pectoralis major is a large and powerful chest muscle that’s shaped like a fan. It starts from two sections: your breastbone (sternum) and your collarbone (clavicle). The two sections come ...
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Here’s how to treat a tear in your chest muscle. It may require surgery

Weightlifters and football players can injure their chest muscle known as the Pectoralis Major, which allows you to reach strongly across your body. Surgery may be required to repair the tear.
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Psoas Muscle: Functions and Exercises

What Is the Psoas Muscle? The psoas (pronounced so-ezz) muscles are two large muscles in your lower back. You have one on either side of your spine. They're the main muscular connection between your ...
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Pain and a pop across the chest may be a pec muscle tear. Here’s what to do about it

South Carolina Gamecocks running back MarShawn Lloyd lifts weights during a workout. Weightlifters have to watch out for an injury to the pectoralis major muscle. Jeff Blake The State Q. I was working ...
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If you only have 30 minutes to work out, a trainer says you should do these seven moves to hit all the major muscle groups

Building full-body strength goes beyond just aesthetics—it can help you move better and reduce your risk of injury. “Boosting full-body strength is basically the cheat code to looking good, feeling ...
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Should You Be Doing Full Body Workouts or Split Training? An Expert Explains

Strength training should be a staple of any fitness routine. In addition to increasing muscle strength and mass, regular strength training helps maintain strong bones, improve balance and offers ...