Bodybuilding Anatomy

The anatomy of your body in bodybuilding includes knowing what muscles are located where and how they are developed most effectively.

The Bodybuilding Anatomy easy reference: Let's start off with your neck. There are two basic neck muscles that you will focus on when building your body.

The trapezius muscles (also called Traps) - run down your back from the nape of your neck to the waist on either side of the spine. In body building terms, these muscles are referred to as the trap muscles.

The upper trapezius runs down the back of your neck from the nape of the neck to the shoulder. The levator scapulae runs next to the first five or six cervical vertebrae in your neck.

Deltoid muscles (also called Deltoids) - are located in your shoulders. The anterior delt is in the front part of the shoulder, the middle delt runs down the side of the shoulder, the posterior deltoid muscles runs down the back part of the shoulder. The rotator cuff muscle runs just below the anterior delt from the armpit straight out.

Pectoral Muscles - The muscles in your chest are the pectoral muscles.

Tricep muscles - are located in your arms. They run down the sides of the arms from shoulder to elbow. The biceps, on the other hand are located on the inside of the arm. There are also very distinct muscles in the forearms.

Abdominal muscles (also called Abs) are located in the stomach area – or abdominal region.

Leg muscles - you have the quadriceps muscles in the front – or quads. The muscles in the back of the legs are located in the calf, or lower leg, and hamstring which is the upper leg.

Other major muscle groups you will want to focus on include glutes – or the buttocks, the Lats (Latissimus Dorsi) which are in the upper back, and the lower trap muscles which is the lower back.

Knowing your anatomy when you undertake a body building program is a very important part of effectively growing your muscles. When you know the various muscle groups in your anatomy, you can build those muscles and concentrate on them during your workouts.

In BodyBuilding, knowledge of the human anatomy is essential but isn’t difficult when you know what you are looking for. Know your muscles and succeed in training your body successfully.