PTA Question of the Week - Exercise

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After you have instructed a patient to pull the bar down behind their head when performing a lat pulldown, the patient asks you the difference between pulling the bar down behind the head and pulling the bar down in front of the head. When pulling the bar down behind the head, which muscles are emphasized?

1. The middle trapezius and teres minor
2. The biceps and pectoralis major
3. The rhomboids and pectoralis major
4. The middle trapezius and rhomboid

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