| The anatomy of body building includes knowing | | | | muscles. |
| what muscles are located where and how they | | | | |
| are grown most effectively. It can be | | | | Your tricep muscles are located in your arms. |
| confusing, so as you read this article, find | | | | They run down the sides of the arms from |
| a mirror and locate the muscles on your own | | | | shoulder to elbow. The biceps, on the other |
| body. When you are body building, knowing | | | | hand are located on the inside of the arm. |
| the anatomy of your body can be very, very | | | | There are also very distinct muscles in the |
| helpful. | | | | forearms. |
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| Of course, you know where your neck is. | | | | Your abs are located in the stomach area - or |
| There are two basic neck muscles that you can | | | | abdominal region hence their name! |
| focus on in your body building. The upper | | | | |
| trapezius runs down the back of your neck | | | | In the legs, you have the quadriceps muscles |
| from the nape of the neck to the shoulder. | | | | in the front - or quads. The muscles in the |
| The levator scapulae runs next to the first | | | | back of the legs are located in the calf, or |
| five or six cervical vertebrae in your neck. | | | | lower leg, and hamstring which is the upper |
| | | | leg. |
| The trapezius muscles run down your back from | | | | |
| the nape of your neck to the waist on either | | | | Other major muscle groups you will want to |
| side of the spine. In body building terms, | | | | focus on include glutes - or the buttocks, |
| these muscles are referred to as the trap | | | | the lats which are in the upper back, and the |
| muscles. | | | | lower trap muscles which is the lower back. |
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| The deltoid muscles are located in your | | | | Knowing your anatomy when you undertake a |
| shoulders. The anterior delt is in the front | | | | body building program is a very important |
| part of the shoulder, the middle delt runs | | | | part of effectively growing your muscles. |
| down the side of the shoulder, the posterior | | | | When you know the various muscle groups in |
| deltoid muscles runs down the back part of | | | | your anatomy, you can build those muscles and |
| the shoulder. The rotator cuff muscle runs | | | | concentrate on them during your workouts. In |
| just below the anterior delt from the armpit | | | | body building, knowledge of human anatomy |
| straight out. | | | | isn't difficult when you know what you are |
| | | | looking for. Know your muscles and succeed |
| The muscles in your chest are the pectoral | | | | in your body building goals. |