Muscle anatomy refers to the study or understanding of the structure and composition of muscles in the human body. It involves learning about the different muscles, their location, how they are connected to bones, and how they work to enable movement.
Full definition
The interactive
muscle anatomy diagram shown below outlines the major superficial (i.e. located immediately below the skin) muscles of the body.
A great place to start is by testing your abdominal muscle strength and learning your
abs muscle anatomy.
By understanding how your abdominal
muscle anatomy works will help you develop a well rounded, complete set of six pack abs.
If you understand
abdominal muscle anatomy, then you know that the abdominal muscles all work together in a coordinated fashion to move and stabilize the pelvis and spine.
... So let's start with a quick
leg muscle anatomy lesson so we can best understand how to train the legs for maximum results...
Part 1 of this article on how to get six pack abs is an ab workout routine designed to work all parts of your abdominal
muscle anatomy.
Please visit
the muscle anatomy page for more information on skeletal muscle structure.
Objective muscle activation measurements were obtained with electromyography (EMG), and were measured for each of the follow muscle groups in the abdominal
muscle anatomy:
These muscles are the visible members of the abdominal
muscle anatomy.
The transverse abdominis performs an important function in the abdominal
muscle anatomy.
Because of the way your abdominal
muscle anatomy is set up, by making small variations in the way you do your crunches, you can shift the focus of the exercise to different parts of your midsection.
As I mentioned above, there are four muscles that make up your abdominal
muscle anatomy.
In particular, traditional ab crunches target the upper portion of your abdominal muscle (yes, I know that it's all one muscle, but to learn more about why you can target the upper or lower portions, read about the abdominal
muscle anatomy).
In addition to learning the basic abdominal
muscle anatomy and physiology of fat burning, you'll learn how to correctly do more than 50 abdominal exercises, and get step - by - step instructions to create your own complete fitness routine that includes aerobic exercise tips for fat burning, strength training for toning, flexibility for performance, and nutrition for weight loss.
It should be noted that there are many more muscles in the body that are not addressed by
this muscle anatomy diagram, however the muscles that are of primary interest from a fitness and exercise perspective are covered by this muscle anatomy diagram.
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