| Understanding the anatomy of body building involves | | | | The triceps and biceps are located in the arms. The |
| having a comprehensive understanding of how your | | | | triceps run down the side of the arms from the |
| muscles will grow depending on what body building | | | | shoulder region down to the elbow while the biceps |
| workout you perform. This article will give you a good | | | | are actually located inside the arm. Additionally, there |
| understanding of the anatomy of body building. | | | | are an extremely distinct group of muscles located in |
| It is very helpful when you are starting to do body | | | | the forearms. The stomach muscles are frequently |
| building that you understand how the muscles in your | | | | named the abs or abdominals. |
| body work. Starting at the neck, there are two primary | | | | The quadricep muscles or quads are located in the |
| muscles in the neck that you should focus on when | | | | legs. The hamstring muscle is located in the upper leg. |
| performing body building. The upper trapezius muscle | | | | There is one muscle group that must be a heavy |
| goes from the nape of your neck to the shoulder. The | | | | focus of your body building efforts that that is the |
| other neck muscle is the levator scapulae which runs | | | | buttocks or glutes , the lats which are located in the |
| next to the initial six or so cervical vertebrae that are | | | | upper back and the muscles in the lower back which |
| located in your neck. The trapezius muscles, or the | | | | are called the lower trap muscles. |
| trap muscles, actually run down your back from the | | | | Having a greater awareness of your anatomy when |
| nape of the neck down to the waste along both sides | | | | you partake in a body building program is a critical part |
| of the spine. | | | | of reaching your body building goals. Once you have a |
| The next group of muscles are in the shoulder and are | | | | greater awareness of the anatomy or muscle groups |
| called the deltoid muscles. The anterior delt is located in | | | | in your body you can better grow those muscles and |
| the front of the shoulder, the posterior del runs down | | | | make them a feature of your workouts. |
| the back of the shoulder while the middle delt, not | | | | I recently put a number of body building products to the |
| surprisingly, runs down the shoulder side. The rotator | | | | test to separate the useless products from ones that |
| cuff muscle, which often gets in a lot of pain, is actually | | | | really work. For the latest results check out my |
| located below the anterior delt muscle from the armpit. | | | | website below! |
| The chest muscles are called the pectoral muscles. | | | | |