Teres major - teres major exercise method and action diagram tutorial

Teres major - teres major exercise method and action diagram tutorial

Teres major teres major

Start and end point: at The lower edge of the teres minor muscle is covered by the upper edge of the latissimus dorsi muscle. The entire muscle is columnar, originating from the back of the lower corner of the scapula. The muscle bundles are concentrated outward and upward, and end at the crest of the humeral tuberosity.

Function: Shoulder joint internal rotation, shoulder joint adduction, shoulder joint extension (during no resistance movement, no electrical activity is shown, but when doing resistance resistance When moving, it is the prime mover muscle). Because this muscle's effect on the arm is very similar to that of the latissimus dorsi, it is called the "little assistant of the latissimus dorsi".

[Exercise method]Butterfly machine, pull-ups, bent over dumbbell swing Shoulders, seated pull-downs, T-barbell rows