Gym muscle groups are closely related to each other. If you go to the gym for the first time, the trainers will let you practice all the exercises related to many muscle groups. Therefore, as a new gym goer, you must know about gym muscle groups so that you can apply the exercises and training regimen to develop your muscles in the best way. In this article, I will share with you about muscle groups on the body, important for gym goers!
There are more than 650 different types of muscles in the human body. Too many, right guys? They have the effect of maintaining and supporting the body’s activities.
For gym goers, we only need to pay attention to the main muscle groups, which are easy to see with the naked eye.
In the gym, muscle groups, I will temporarily divide them into 2 groups for you to easily visualize!
In technical terms, if the muscle is large, its size must be large. For large muscle groups, you can develop them easily and quickly.
Gym goers are often interested in the following 3 large muscle groups.
Chest muscles
Surely, anyone who goes to the gym, the first exercise they want to do is definitely the chest. The chest muscles are divided into upper chest, middle chest, lower chest. The location of the chest muscles is on the upper part of the body, below the neck and above the abdomen.
Among the muscle groups that are trained in the gym, the chest muscles are very easy to train and help people become more confident and beautiful. If you are a Gymmer, you must have prominent chest muscles that are easily recognized when wearing a body shirt.
Back muscles
Have you noticed the V-shaped bulge of bodybuilders? That is the back muscles, along with the back muscles, beautiful back muscles will make you stronger. The back muscles are also very important to improve the body shape of gym goers. I find this muscle group quite difficult to feel and practice for beginners. The latissimus dorsi muscle is located on the body, in the back.
In the gym muscle groups, the latissimus dorsi muscle usually grows by itself when practicing the chest and shoulder muscle groups. However, to develop beautifully and sharply, it needs specialized exercises.
Thigh glutes
The thigh glutes are also a large muscle group on the body. Perhaps most of you rarely practice this muscle group, so you have a situation where the upper part is big and the lower part is small. One part is that practicing the legs is very tiring, the second part is that after practicing, you will be in pain for several days and cannot walk.
The latissimus dorsi muscle group is located on the lower part of the body, that is, under the abdomen.
If you have a large chest and latissimus dorsi muscle, but small legs and buttocks, it will be very unbalanced. So you should practice this muscle group actively.
Small muscle group
In addition to the 3 main gym muscle groups above, I will introduce you to a few other small muscle groups that gym goers are very interested in.
- Shoulders: Everyone likes wide shoulders, right? Shoulders are also very easy to train.
- Forearms, back arms: These are 2 muscle groups that greatly support the large chest and back muscles.
- Forearms: This is a durable muscle group; big forearms will look very nice.
- Abs: Everyone wants 6-pack abs, right? However, don’t misunderstand that abdominal training will give you 6-pack abs; abdominal training will help develop abdominal muscles. If you want abs, you have to burn fat by doing cardio!
- Banana muscles: The banana calves are most visible in those who often run or play soccer. I really like to train this muscle group; when it’s big, it looks so cool.
Which muscle groups should you train together in the gym?
Not all muscle groups you like to train together can be combined. Combining the right muscle groups in one workout session has the effect of complementing each other’s physical strength. So to develop better muscles, you need to pay attention to grouping exercises of related muscle groups in 1 session.
Pushing muscle group:
I temporarily call it the pushing muscle group because its activity is to use the hands to push.
For example, pushing the chest, you will use your hands and chest to push. This pushing activity will involve the following muscle groups: Triceps, Chest, and Shoulders.
So you should arrange your training schedule to have the same 3 muscle groups above for better optimization!
Triceps support chest push exercise.
Pulling muscle group:
Like the pushing muscle group, the pulling muscle group is also a pulling activity, with the participation of many different muscle groups.
Like the back, lats, and forearms, you should also arrange them to practice together. For example, the “rowing” exercise – pulling the lats, if the forearms are not strong, you will not have enough strength to pull heavy, leading to the lats not going up well.
As for the lower body muscle groups, namely legs, buttocks, and thighs, you should exercise them together, because these groups are all related to each other.
Time to retrain a muscle group
Another thing you need to pay attention to when working out at the gym is the time to retrain a muscle group.
Many people at my gym keep a habit of retraining a muscle group all week. The simple reason is that they like it; this will cause muscle fatigue, uneven muscle development, and muscle imbalance.
To develop good muscles, you should retrain a muscle group after 48 hours. You can retrain durable muscle groups such as the abdomen, forearms, and calves after 24 hours.
Conclusion
In the above article, I have introduced you to the muscle groups for gym training. Including large muscles of the chest, lats, legs, small muscle groups of the abdomen, shoulders, arms, etc. Through the article, you can apply exercises related to each muscle group, activate their development to improve your figure. Good luck!
