1. Muscular System
Athletic Training

2. Muscular System Body has more than 600 muscles
Muscle move by pulling, never pushing.
Muscle tissue is made up of Protein (amino acids).

3. Muscle Types
skeletal (or voluntary/striated) muscle, the most abundant tissue in the human body, producing movement.

4. Muscle Types
smooth (involuntary) muscle, forming the muscle layers in the walls of the digestive tract, bladder, arteries and veins, and other internal organs

5. Muscle Types
Cardiac-the heart muscle

6. Skeletal Muscles Upper Body / Anterior
Deltoid – shoulder
Pectorals- chest
Abdominals
Oblique
Bicep

7. Skeletal Muscles Lower Body / Anterior
Quadriceps – anterior side of femur
Hamstrings – posterior side of femur
Gluteus Maximus – butt muscles
Gluteus Minimus

8. Skeletal Muscles Upper Body / Posterior
Trapezius – upper back (a)
Latissimus Dorsi – middle of back (c)
Triceps

9. Skeletal Muscles Lower Body / Posterior
Gastrocnemius- calf muscle
Soleus