The pectoralis major and the pectoralis minor are the two muscles that make up the chest. The larger of these two muscles is the pectoralis major and runs from the upper arm all the way through the clavicle and the sternum. Lying beneath the pectoralis major is a fine triangular shaped muscle called the pectoralis [...]
Oh yeah! Abs or as some people say, the fitness Money Shot! Everyone wants the 6 pack abs and the washboard stomach. After you drop your overall body-fat percentage, you will start to see these bad boys! These exercises will help them stand out even more!
Your abdominals, more often shortened to just plain old abs, consist of [...]
The gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and gluteus minimus are the three muscles that make up the buttocks, the biggest and most noticeable being the gluteus maximus! Your buttocks help with the abduction of the thigh as well as rotating and extending your leg behind you. If you are aiming to do any sort of explosive [...]
Our forearms can be a part of our body often under rated and under developed.
The forearms are made up of three muscles (brachioradialis, flexors’, and extensors’) found between our wrist and elbow and control our gripping strength. They are essential in our fine motor skills such as playing the piano or drawing and painting yet [...]
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The Biceps main function is to supinate your forearm and flex your elbow. This is perfect for sports such as tennis where you swing a raquet. You will surely have seen the “guns” on the top mens tennis players! [...]
The Triceps main function is to extend the elbow which is useful in any sort of throwing activity and also shooting a basketball. Your triceps are made up of three small sections sometimes referred to as “heads” and they take up most of your upper arm. They are situated on the back side of your [...]
SHOULDERS & TRAPEZIUS
Shoulders: There are three main segments that make up our shoulders: anterior (front), lateral (side), and posterior (rear)–each gets specific attention from various shoulder exercises. The front shoulders flex and medially (inwardly) rotate the arm. The side shoulders move the arm away from the body (abduction) and the rear shoulders extend the arm causing lateral [...]
BACK
Our back is made up of three smaller muscles. Along with other smaller muscles, these three mainly control just about every movement you do from standing up straight to swinging a baseball bat! These three muscles are as follows:
Latisimus Dorsi: Or more commonly known as Lats, these muscles run down the sides of your back [...]
Although great personal programs like Global Health & Fitness, Turbulence Training and Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle cover a great deal of information on the right types of exercises to do when on a fitness or weight loss program, there really is a need for correct and proper technique otherwise not only are these [...]
LEGS
Our legs house some of the biggest muscles in our body and can be divided into four seperate muscle groups. These are Quadriceps, Hamstrings, Calves and Anterior Tibialis.
Below is a list of the most useful leg training exercises that cover all four groups. On the page along with the video demonstration, is a description of [...]
Many people disregard short, sharp and focused workouts due to the thought that 10 minutes is just not enough time to achieve any results. Of course a 30 minute or hour long session will provide greater benefits (if done correctly) however a ten minute workout is certainly better than nothing and if you do the right [...]