Question

What 10 main muscles are used during shooting a basketball? Also indicate if the muscle is flexed, abducted, adducted, extended,etc. while shooting a basketball.

Answer 1

Muscles Used When Shooting A Basketball

Biceps

• Biceps brachii cause the elbow to flex, which is a motion you would see when your lower arm is coming back toward your upper arm.

• When shooting a basketball, your biceps promote the movement of the ball from a position in front of your body to the shooting position.

Chest

• The pectoral muscles help to move your arms and shoulders forward when leaning forward to shoot and release the basketball.

• Both pectorals major and minor help to move your shoulders and arms forward.

Shoulders

Forearm Muscles

• The wrist extensors open the fingers and cause the hand to go back toward your upper arm.
• These muscles are being activated when you ave the ball up in front of your body.

Arms

• Once you follow through with your shot and your hand goes downward, your wrist flexors are being used.

Triceps

• The trapezius, and the deltoid, are the primary shoulder muscles involved in shooting a basketball.
• These muscles help to raise your arm and rotate your shoulders as you aim and then shoot.

• The triceps are the large muscles located on the backs of your upper arms.
• Their anatomical function is to extend the elbow.
• This action would be seen when your arm goes from a bent to straight position during your shot.

Hands

• There are 17 muscles in the hand, and when you grip a basketball, shift the positioning of your fingers or lose your grip, these muscles play a role.

the end

• The long flexors and extensors that extend throughout the hand are the most important muscle group involved in shooting a basketball.

Legs

• While you don't have to use your legs to shoot a basketball, proper form requires that your quadriceps be engaged to bend your knees.

• When you jump while shooting, the calves work to bend your feet to give you momentum.