It is important to know what muscles are used so that they can be targeted with programming, but it’s even more important to know, so that the programming doesn’t over work those muscles.
- prime movers
- hip extension
- gluteus maximus
- biceps femoris (long heead)
- semitendinosus
- semimembranosus
- adductor magnus
- knee extension
- quadriceps
- rectus femoris
- vastus lateralis
- vastus medialis
- vastus intermedius
- quadriceps
- hip extension
- scapula adduction and depression
- trapezius
- rhomboids
- serratus anterior
- pectoralis minor
- ankle plantarflexion
- gastrocnemius
- soleus
- tibialis posterior
- flexor digitorum longus