WHERE THE HECK IS THAT!!!

WHERE THE HECK IS THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

            I’ve come to find out over the years that the position of muscles and their functions are not very well known to a lot of people.  When I talk to the normal Joe about lifting and what lifts affect what, they usually seem confused and it’s because they aren’t familiar with all their muscle groups and functions.  Sometimes it’s like talking to a walrus.  Well the mystery is cracked because in this post all of your questions will be answered in this post.  If they’re not then you can come to my house and punch me in the face (good luck though).

            Let’s start with the bicep, this is located on your arm facing outward if you were to stand normally.  If you turn your hand so that its palm is facing the ceiling, your bicep will be flexed and will flex more the more your contract your elbow.  The only thing that your bicep does is pull your elbow up.  Nothing more, this is why big biceps are usually not very valuable for sports and athletics.  Although they do look good.

            Next, the tricep.  The tricep is on the opposite side of your arm, across from your bicep.  Your tricep has three muscles in it, while your bicep only has two, so in that case your tricep should actually be bigger and stronger than your bicep.  Your tricep is flexed by just gripping your hands and fully extending your arm.  The tricep muscle is used for pushing and extending and is very valuable for almost all sports because of this.

            Lats, are your back muscles that run down from your arm pits to your hips, making them a big and powerful muscle.  Lats are responsible for most of your pulling and raising, also valuable in sports, sense they make up most of your back.

            Chest is opposite of your lats and are one of your strongest muscles and account for a lot of a person’s strength.  They are responsible for pushing and pair up with the triceps very often like in bench press or about any kind of upper body press.  They also contract to help in compressing of items.  Plus they look awesome.

            Shoulders are often confused for traps.  The inside of your shoulder from the tip of your shoulder to your neck is your trap.  And the large circular muscle on the outside of your shoulder is your deltoid, or delt. Your traps are basically just used for raising and lowering your shoulders, but your deltoids cover your rotary cuffs and strengthen any kind of movement with your whole arm.

            Forearms run all the way around your arm from your elbow to your wrist, and strengthen any kind of wrist movement.  The forearm muscle facing the inside, toward your body, are responsible for inside wrist movements, and the forearm muscle facing outside your body is responsible for outside wrist movements.

            Abs are pretty obvious.  They contract around your stomach area and really don’t have much use in sports and athletics, EXCEPT SEXYNESS!!! 

            Obliques are the muscles around the sides of your abs to create a chiseled look around them.  They also don’t have a lot of use is sports.

            Quadriceps, also known as quads, are the big muscles on the front of your thigh that help in running speed and jumping.  Many muscles make up the quad and different workouts can work the other muscles. 

            Hamstrings create the back of the thigh and are even more essential in running and jumping than quads.  They run from your butt to the back of your knee. Claves also help in running and jumping.

            I hope…no, this better have helped you and be sure to comment to help me out.  Remember, we’re all in this together, keep your stick on the ice.