Muscles to the Masses

We know that the gastroc is on the back of the lower leg, superficially. That means it’s close to the surface. And, really it’s the closest calf muscle to the surface.

The name of the muscle is from Latin and Greek and translates to stomach of the ... more

We’ve been focusing on the upper thigh and quite frankly, I’m tired of talking about the hip joint! And, I want to talk about a big, meaty muscle. So, we’re traveling south on the back of the leg to the Soleus.

The soleus and gastroc (which is what... more

We’re continuing along on our discussions of hip flexors, and thus we can’t not talk about Sartorius.

Sartorius is a weird muscle. First off, it’s the longest muscle of the human body.

And, in addition to crossing the hip joint, it also crosses t... more

As this is the third episode of the quadriceps group and you know that they are a powerful group of muscles on the front of the thigh. And that together, as a group, they are responsible for knee flexion.

We’ve covered two of the four muscles of th... more

Vastus Lateralis, the quad that's the most lateral of the quadriceps femoris muscle group. You may even think about it like a side-of-the-body muscle.

The Rectus Femoris is the top muscle of the Quadriceps Femoris group, quite literally, as it sits as the most superficial quad. It also fancies itself as the best quad because it's the only one that crosses both the hip and the knee.

The Semi "twins" as I call Semimembranosus and Semitendinosus live on the back of the upper thigh and towards the center of the body. They're responsible for hip extension and knee extension -- to start, but become very important when we talk about p... more

We’re here to talk about the hamstrings and more specifically, the biceps femoris: the lateral (or outer part) of the hamstrings group.