How to Remember the Names of the Muscles

08/15/19 • 28 min

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NASM CPT Podcast – Anatomy NAMES

One of the most common questions I get after a workshop is “how do you remember the names of all those muscles?” So, today we discuss anatomical words for muscles and from where they are derived. It’s important to learn the language of your profession and it’s simpler than you think!

Muscles reviewed in this episode include:

Gastrocnemius
Soleus
Hamstrings
Semimembranosus / Semitendionsus
Biceps Femoris
Quadriceps
Rectus Abdominus
Gluteus Maximus
Iliopsoas
Trapezius
Rhomboids
Sternocleidomastoid

Check out the book “Carnal Knowledge” by Charles Hodgson and tune in to this episode of the NASM CPT podcast to learn roots for these anatomical body parts and how memorizing these them MAY not be as difficult as you once thought.

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NASM CPT Podcast – Anatomy NAMES

Muscles reviewed in this episode include:

Gastrocnemius
Soleus
Hamstrings
Semimembranosus / Semitendionsus
Biceps Femoris
Quadriceps
Rectus Abdominus
Gluteus Maximus
Iliopsoas
Trapezius
Rhomboids
Sternocleidomastoid

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Previous Episode

General Adaptation Syndrome and SAID Principles

Your body is apt at dealing with stress and will make adjustments as needed to cope. General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) allows us to look at the introduction of stress to our system and a spectrum of our body’s ability to deal with it. The levels of the GAS principle are:

The Alarm Reaction stage

What the ...!!!
Increased soreness
Questioning choice of exercises and sometimes exercising in general
Decreased performance

The Resistance stage

“Good stress” aka eustress
Getting used to the stress
Minimized soreness
Physiologically fine with practiced exercises
Increased performance

The Exhaustion / Overtraining stage

“Over stressed” aka distressed
Not enough recovery
Irritable
Exhausted
Decreased performance

The SAID principle stands for Specific Adaptations to Imposed Demands, which means your body (and mind) will adapt to the specific exercises, stresses, and other demands you impose. As long as you don’t go into the exhaustion phase of the GAS you will continue to build resistance to these stresses and adapt. Work from a place of moderate stress where you can find success and build from there! Learn more by listening to this episode of the NASM CPT podcast.

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Next Episode

Bones!

NASM CPT PODCAST – BONES!

This episode is a review of the skeletal systems. Anatomy only! No ROM or joint actions. Today Rick talks about the bones themselves, names, locations, and mnemonics to help remember and recall their names. This is a high-level overview, so we will just focus on the main bones in the appendicular and axial skeleton.

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner helps with knowing the number of vertebrae in each section of the spine

Small lies help with knowing which bone in the lower leg is which

Some bone names will help with learning names of certain muscles

Tune in to this episode to help solidify an overview of the skeletal anatomy OR use it for ideas to help teach bony anatomy to your students or clients.

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