Human Body Muscle Diagram

Stan 01/05/2012 7

Hi Folks,

I always found a diagram of the human body to be very useful when it came to training. Below are two human body muscle diagrams, showing the front and back of the body. I’ve labelled the diagrams up to show the main human body muscles. I hope you find them as useful as I do.

Now that’s my bit over, making pretty pictures. I’ll leave it to the experts now, to explain a little bit more about the human body. The following information was taken from a range of professional websites, so thanks! I had no idea that the human body has over 656 muscles, although there are some experts who claim that there may be upward of 850. Muscles play an important and vital role in the body. There are three types of muscle found in the body: cardiac, skeletal and smooth. Muscles cause motion, either in the structures of the body or of the internal organs.

The neck muscles and massive triangular muscles of the back stabilise the head and shoulders and permit a range of complex movements. The most powerful muscles in the body and those that run along the spine. They maintain posture and provide the strength for lifting and pushing. The face muscles control a wide range of movements and are especially complex around the mouth and eyes.

Thanks for reading,

TAGS » abs, biceps, body, calves, chest, diagram, glutes, human, muscle, neck, shoulders, triceps

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Following the birth of his son in 2009, Stan felt unfit and sluggish. Since then he's been training using a range of exercise techniques and gained some valuable information over the years. He concentrated on using ideas and methods from the teachings of Paul Chek, Chuck Wolf, Dax Moy, Charles Poliquin, Martin Rooney and Phil Richards. His fitness training currently includes running, kettlebell training, the world famous TRX, Olympic bar training, different types of body weight exercises, medicine balls, interval training (Tabata training) and cross fit training. He has completed the Pier To Pier run, Total Warrior and the Newcastle Stampede in 2012. He also raised over £1000 for local charity Percy Hedley, by running 60 miles over the 12 Days of Christmas.

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Lindsey 05/05/2012 at 5:46 am - Reply

Thanks for this page! I was looking all over for some good fitness diagrams and I’m glad I found you. Linz
Jenny 29/05/2012 at 12:16 am - Reply

Great idea and thanks for the info!
Joanne 30/05/2012 at 11:13 pm - Reply

Lovely post
Lucy 05/06/2012 at 9:50 pm - Reply

Loving this page, thank-you very much!
Phil 23/06/2012 at 1:35 am - Reply

Thanks for supplying these, great idea! Thanks!
Kevin 12/02/2013 at 8:03 am - Reply

This is a really good article, you are one of the coolest bloggers I know. Thanks for posting this useful information. This was just what I was on looking for. I’ll come back to this site for sure!
- Stan 14/02/2013 at 10:19 am - Reply
  
  Thanks for the kind words Kevin

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