Muscle Group of the Week: Latissimus Dorsi

Muscle Group of the Week: Latissimus Dorsi

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

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...