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Muscles listed in appendix d of NASM Essentials of personal fitness training

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Anterior tibialis   Concentrically accelerates dorsiflexion and inversion (lateral shin muscle)  
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posterior tibialis   Concentrically accelerates plantarflexion and inversion of the foot (proximal shin muscle)  
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soleus   Concentrically accelerates plantarflexion (outer muscle on calf)  
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gastrocnemius   Concentrically accelerates plantarflexion (inner muscle on calf)  
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peroneus longus   concentrically plantarflexes and everts the foot (proximal calf muscle)  
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biceps femoris- long head   Concentrically accelerates knee flexion/ tibial external rotation (part of hamstring complex-large)  
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biceps femoris- short head   Concentrically accelerates knee flexion and tibial external rotation (part of hamstring complex- smaller- lateral muscle)  
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semimembranosus   Concentrically accelerates knee flexion, hip extension, and tibial internal rotation (part of hamstring complex- proximal area)  
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semitendonosus   Concentrically accelerates knee flexion, hip extension, and tibial internal rotation (part of hamstring complex- narrow muscle in middle)  
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vastus lateralis   Concentrically accelerates knee extension (quads- large lateral muscle)  
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vastus medialis   Concentrically accelerates knee extension (quads- proximal muscle by top of knee)  
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vastus intermedius   Concentrically accelerates knee extension (quads- large anterior lateral muscle)  
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rectus femoris   Concentrically accelerates knee extension and hip flexion (quads- middle anterior muscle by top of thigh)  
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adductor longus   Concentrically accelerates hip adduction, flexion, and internal rotation (inner muscle behind femur)  
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adductor magnus- anterior fibers   Concentrically accelerates hip adduction, flexion, and internal rotation (inner muscle behind femur)  
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adductor magnus- posterior fibers   Concentrically accelerates hip adduction, extension, and external rotation (from posterior view, behind hamstrings)  
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adductor brevis   Concentrically accelerates hip adduction, flexion, internal rotation (diagonal muscle at top of inner thigh)  
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gracilis   Concentrically accelerates hip adduction, flexion, and internal rotation/ assists in tibial  
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gluteus medius   Concentrically accelerates hip abduction and internal rotation (anterior fibers) Concentrically accelerates hip abduction and external rotation (posterior fibers)  
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gluteus minimus   Concentrically accelerates hip abduction and internal rotation  
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gluteus maximus   Concentrically accelerates hip abduction and internal rotation hip extension and external rotation  
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Tensor fascia Latae (ioncluding iolotibial band)   Concentrically accelerates hip flexion, abduction, and internal rotation (lateral sides of hips and thighs)  
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psoas   Concentrically accelerates hip flexion and external rotation/ concentrically extends and rotates lumbar spine (muscles on either side of the spine; lumbar spine to top of femur)  
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iliacus   Concentrically accelerates hip flexion and external rotation  
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sartorius   Concentrically accelerates hip flexion, external rotation and abduction/ Concentrically accelerates knee flexion and internal roatation (top of anterior thigh around inside of thigh to proximal surface of tibia)  
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piriformis   Concentrically accelerates hip external rotation, abduction and extension (inside pelvis)  
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rectus abdominis   Concentrically accelerates spinal flexion, lateral flexion, and rotation (abs)  
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external oblique   Concentrically accelerates spinal flexion, lateral flexion, contrlateral rotation (side of rectus abdominis- ribs 4-12)  
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internal oblique   Concentrically accelerates spinal flexion, lateral flexion, ipsilateral rotation (below external oblique, ribs 9-12 to pelvis)  
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transverse abdominis   increases intra-abdominal pressure/ supports abdominal viscera (ribs 7-12 to pelvis)  
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diaphragm   concentrically pulls the central tendon inferiorly, increasing the volume in the thoracic cavity (dome shaped muscle below ribs and sternum)  
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superficial erector spinae: iliocostalis, longissimus, and spinalis   Concentrically accelerates spinal extension, rotation, and lateral flexion (large muscles down the sides of the spine)  
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quadratus lumborum   spinal lateral flexion (12th rib to iliac crest of pelvis)  
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multifidus   Concentrically accelerates spinal extension and contralateral rotation (muscles on sides of spine from cervical to lumbar)  
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latissimus dorsi   Concentrically accelerates shoulder extension, adduction, and internal rotation (large muscle of the back, block-V-shaped)  
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serratus anterior   Concentrically accelerates scapular protraction (under armpit ribs 4-12 to scapula)  
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rhomboid major   Concentrically produces scapular retraction and downward rotation (larger, lower rhomboid)  
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rhomboid minor   concentrically produces scapular retraction and downward rotation (smaller, higher rhomboid)  
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lower trapezius   Concentrically accelerates scapular depression (V of middle back, bottom of diamond)  
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middle trapezius   Concentrically accelerates scapular retraction (bottom of upper back, middle of diamond)  
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upper trapezius   Concentrically accelerates cervical extension, lateral flexion, and roataion/ Concentrically accelerates scapular elevation (spans shoulders to back of head, top of diamond)  
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pectoralis major   Concentrically accelerates shoulder flexion (clavicular fibers), horizontal adduction and internal rotation (large anterior muscle of chest)  
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pectoralis minot=r   concentrically protracts the scapula (smaller lateral pec)  
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anterior deltoid   Concentrically accelerates shoiulder fkexion and internal rotation (anterior shoulder muscle)  
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medial deltoid   Concentrically accelerates shoulder abduction (side of shhoulder)  
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posterior deltoid   Concentrically accelerates shoulder extension and external rotation (back of shoulder)  
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teres major   Concentrically accelerates shoulder internal rotation, adduction and extension (back/bottom underarm muscle)  
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teres minor   Concentrically accelerates shoulder external rotation (small muscle between posterior deltoid and teres major)  
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infraspinatus   Concentrically accelerates shoulder external rotation (proximal area of scapula to top of humerus)  
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subscapularis   Concentrically accelerates shoulder internal rotation (muscle between shoulder and pecs)  
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supraspinatus   Concentrically accelerates abduction of the arm (on top of shoulder, neck to humerus)  
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biceps brachii   Concentrically accelerates elbow flexion, supination of the radioulnar joint , and shoulder flexion (front of humerus)  
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triceps brachii   Concentrically accelerates elbow extension and shoulder extension (back of humerus)  
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brachioradialis   Concentrically accelerates elbow flexion (muscle that stretches over inner elbow joint)  
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brachialis   Concentrically accelerates elbow flexion (lower half of anterior surface of humerus)  
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levator scapulae   Concentrically accelerates cervical extension, lateral flexion, and ipsilateral rotation when the scapulae is anchored/ assists in elevation and downward rotation of the scapulae (small muscle on side of neck to scapulae)  
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sternocleidomastoid   Concentrically accelerates cervical flexion, rotation, and lateral flexion (back of head to clavical)  
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scalenes   Concentrically accelerates cervical flexion, rotation, and lateral flexion/ assists rib elevation during inhalation (muscles in anterior par tof neck)  
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longus coli   Concentrically accelerates cervical flexion, lateral flexion, and ipsilateral rotation (muscles on either side of windpipe)  
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longus capitis   Concentrically accelerates cervical flexion and lateral flexion (upper muscles on either side of windpipe)  
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