Muscle Group of the Week: Lateral Abdominal Wall

Muscle Group of the Week: Lateral Abdominal Wall

by | Apr 1, 2024 | blogs

Muscle Group of the Week: Lateral Abdominal Wall Abs. When we hear the word abs, we tend to think of that bumpy six-pack area situated vertically between the chest and the pubic bone.  The structure you’re likely thinking of is the anterior abdominal muscle known as...
Muscle Group of the Week: Latissimus Dorsi

Muscle Group of the Week: Latissimus Dorsi

by | Mar 11, 2024 | blogs

Muscle Group of the Week: Latissimus Dorsi The latissimus dorsi, also known as the lats or the latissimus, is an expansive muscle covering almost every back muscle in the body.  This wide spreading structure covers most of the superficial layer of the extrinsic back...
Muscle Group of the Week: Triceps

Muscle Group of the Week: Triceps

by | Feb 19, 2024 | blogs

Muscle Group of the Week: Triceps Found on the dorsal side of the upper arm, the three-headed triceps muscle is the antagonist of the biceps brachii on the front of the upper arm; meaning, the actions of the two muscle groups oppose one another.  While the biceps are...
Muscle Group of the Week: Biceps

Muscle Group of the Week: Biceps

by | Jan 22, 2024 | blogs

Muscle Group of the Week: Biceps Biceps brachii, which translates to “two-headed muscle of the arm”, is a large thick muscle group consisting of a long head and a short head.  The short head originates from the coracoid process of the scapula, which is a hook-like...
Muscle Group of the Week: Calves

Muscle Group of the Week: Calves

by | Sep 11, 2023 | blogs

Muscle Group of the Week: Calves The posterior lower leg consists of two main calf muscles known as the gastrocnemius and the soleus. Superficial to the soleus, the gastrocnemius is a two-headed muscle running from the posterior surface of the calcaneus (heel bone) up...