Muscle and Diet

Shoulder Anatomy:  The Shoulder muscles also known as deltoids, consist of three muscle heads: Clavicular fibres, Acromial fibres, & Spinal fibres. The function of these muscles is to rotate the arms and prevent dislocation of the shoulder joint when carrying heavy loads. Though the Deltoid muscle is used to rotate the arm along its joint, you can still target each muscle head individually as follows, Anterior head (Clavicular fibres):  Anterior head can be targeted by raising your arms to your front, this helps to contract your anterior deltoid and expand when you bring your arms down. Medial head (Acromial fibres):   Anterior head can be targeted by raising your arms to your side or by pushing your arms away from your body, this helps to contract your Medial deltoid and expand when you bring your arms down. ...

Neck Anatomy:  Neck muscles are one of the important muscle groups in your body as most of the nerves from your brain passes through your neck, there are more than 20 muscle fibres around your neck. These muscles support your posture and protect the spine which passes through your neck. Neck muscles involve, Semispinalis Capitis Splenius Capitis Levator Scapulae  Scalenes Trapezius Sternohyoid Sternocleidomastoid  7 best workouts to train your neck: Dumbbell Shrugs: This is an exercise that targets both your Neck and Shoulders. It is one of the most popular workouts used to build your neck muscles, which is why it is at the top of the list. Take a pair of dumbbells and stand straight with your arms along your body and your legs hip-width apart. Make sure you use light weights if you are a beginner as neck muscles could be easily injured. Loosen your arms focus on the neck muscles and slowly raise your shoulders all the way up and squeeze your neck muscles, and lower...

What is Stretching? Stretching is a form of physical exercise where an individual or group of muscles are deliberately stretched to improve flexibility and maintain the range of motion. People think that stretching is required only for athletes and sportsperson but in reality, every individual needs to stretch as it is essential to keep your muscles healthy.  Why Stretching is Mandatory in Fitness?   When you work out, your muscles undergo contraction and retraction which causes tension in your muscles, this occurs under various time intervals depending on your workout intensity, rest etc. This tension on the muscle fibres causes micro-tears and upon taking a proper diet these muscles heal up as time passes they grow bigger and are ready to handle more tension which means they are stronger than they were before.  When you are not stretching your muscles before and after work ...

Major muscle groups of the lowe r body:  Quad muscles:   Middle Quads Outer Quads Inner Quads Hamstring muscles: Main Hamstring Upper Hamstring  Lower Hamstring  Glute muscles: Gluteus Maximus Gluteus Medius Gluteus Minimus Calf muscles: Gastrocnemius Soleus Quad muscles:  These are the most powerful muscles of our lower body, these muscles help you to stand, run and move around with your legs. And it also helps to extend your knees and flex your hips. The Quad muscles are grouped as follows, Middle Quads: The Rectus Femoris or the Middle Quads is located in between the outer and inner Quads. ...

Major muscle groups of the  upper body: Chest muscles:   Upper Chest Middle Chest Lower Chest  Shoulder muscles:  Anterior Deltoid Medial Deltoid Posterior Deltoid Biceps Brachii & Brachialis: Short Head Long Head Brachialis Triceps Brachii: Lond Head Medial Head Lateral Head Forearm muscles: Flexors Extensors Brachioradialis Abdominal muscles: Upper Abs Obliques Lower Abs Trapezius  Muscles: Upper Fibers Middle Fibers Lower Fibers Back Muscles:  R...