Often you would hear gym jargon like glutes, hamstrings or pecs.
It can be quite confusing.
Sometimes, scientific terms would be used that you would wish you have paid more attention to your anatomy class.
So here's a simple guide on what those muscles are and some of the best routines you could do to condition these muscles and get you familiar with the lingo.
Knowing how the equipment works and which exercises better target your muscles would bring you the best workout results.
Muscles Glutes or Gluteus Maximus This is the muscle found in your buttocks.
You can condition your glutes with leg curls and squats.
This muscle is also being conditioned as you run and do high step ups.
Quadriceps This muscle is found at the front of your thigh.
To target these muscles you can do lunges, squats and leg workout routines.
Also, you can condition these muscles when you run, use stationary bicycles, stair climbers and elliptical machines.
Hamstrings These are muscles at the back of the thigh.
To condition these muscles, you will need to do the exercises listed as those on quadriceps.
They work hand in hand together and support each other.
Hip Abductor and Adductors Abductors are not to be confused with abs.
These are muscles outside the legs.
You use an abductor machine that allows you weighted resistance when you spread your legs.
Adductors are muscles on the inner thigh.
Use the same machine as the abductor but change the setting to work out your inner thighs by squeezing the weighted resistance in between your legs.
Calf Muscles These are the muscles that you can find curves at the back of your legs.
To condition these muscles you will need to do a standing or seated calf raise.
During seated calf raise, you can add weights on top of your knees for resistance.
For standing calf raise, add resistance by carrying weights to your sides.
Erector Spinae These are muscles in your lower back.
You can condition these muscles by doing dead lifts, squats and rowing.
This is helpful for balance and posture.
Abs or Abdominals These are the muscles located in your core.
You can condition these muscles by doing crunches and curl-ups.
Side curls should focus on muscles at the side or you love handles known as the obliques.
You can refer to a lot of different variations of abdominal crunches to target a specific part in your abs.
Pecs or Pectoralis Major These are located in the chest muscles.
To condition the chest muscles, you can do push-ups, pull-ups or chin-ups, chest press, and chest fly.
Modifications to these exercises are also available for optimum results.
Rhomboids These are muscles in between the shoulder blades.
To condition these muscles, you can use cable cross pulls, chin ups, chest fly when done lying down and rowing exercises.
Trapezius These are muscles in your neck and shoulders.
You can condition these muscles by doing shoulder rotations and shoulder fly.
Lasitimus Dor These are muscles at the mid back that gives you the V-shape form to your body which tapers to your waist.
You can work these out with lateral pulls, rows with your arm bent and dip exercises Deltoids These are muscles that are located at the shoulder caps.
You can work these out by doing shoulder rotations.
Also, working out using your upper torso includes the conditioning of these muscles.
Biceps Everyone is familiar with this.
These are the muscles in front of the upper arm.
These muscles are prominent when you flex.
You can condition this muscle using bicep curls, rows and pulls.
Triceps This muscle is located at the back of your arm.
This is conditioned by doing triceps extension.
This can also be toned by doing lifts and dips that targets your back.
Common Jargons Repetitions Repetitions are the number of times you do an exercise move.
Repetition conditions your muscles by bringing your muscles to its relaxed state and to its flexed state to gain mass.
It can be quite confusing.
Sometimes, scientific terms would be used that you would wish you have paid more attention to your anatomy class.
So here's a simple guide on what those muscles are and some of the best routines you could do to condition these muscles and get you familiar with the lingo.
Knowing how the equipment works and which exercises better target your muscles would bring you the best workout results.
Muscles Glutes or Gluteus Maximus This is the muscle found in your buttocks.
You can condition your glutes with leg curls and squats.
This muscle is also being conditioned as you run and do high step ups.
Quadriceps This muscle is found at the front of your thigh.
To target these muscles you can do lunges, squats and leg workout routines.
Also, you can condition these muscles when you run, use stationary bicycles, stair climbers and elliptical machines.
Hamstrings These are muscles at the back of the thigh.
To condition these muscles, you will need to do the exercises listed as those on quadriceps.
They work hand in hand together and support each other.
Hip Abductor and Adductors Abductors are not to be confused with abs.
These are muscles outside the legs.
You use an abductor machine that allows you weighted resistance when you spread your legs.
Adductors are muscles on the inner thigh.
Use the same machine as the abductor but change the setting to work out your inner thighs by squeezing the weighted resistance in between your legs.
Calf Muscles These are the muscles that you can find curves at the back of your legs.
To condition these muscles you will need to do a standing or seated calf raise.
During seated calf raise, you can add weights on top of your knees for resistance.
For standing calf raise, add resistance by carrying weights to your sides.
Erector Spinae These are muscles in your lower back.
You can condition these muscles by doing dead lifts, squats and rowing.
This is helpful for balance and posture.
Abs or Abdominals These are the muscles located in your core.
You can condition these muscles by doing crunches and curl-ups.
Side curls should focus on muscles at the side or you love handles known as the obliques.
You can refer to a lot of different variations of abdominal crunches to target a specific part in your abs.
Pecs or Pectoralis Major These are located in the chest muscles.
To condition the chest muscles, you can do push-ups, pull-ups or chin-ups, chest press, and chest fly.
Modifications to these exercises are also available for optimum results.
Rhomboids These are muscles in between the shoulder blades.
To condition these muscles, you can use cable cross pulls, chin ups, chest fly when done lying down and rowing exercises.
Trapezius These are muscles in your neck and shoulders.
You can condition these muscles by doing shoulder rotations and shoulder fly.
Lasitimus Dor These are muscles at the mid back that gives you the V-shape form to your body which tapers to your waist.
You can work these out with lateral pulls, rows with your arm bent and dip exercises Deltoids These are muscles that are located at the shoulder caps.
You can work these out by doing shoulder rotations.
Also, working out using your upper torso includes the conditioning of these muscles.
Biceps Everyone is familiar with this.
These are the muscles in front of the upper arm.
These muscles are prominent when you flex.
You can condition this muscle using bicep curls, rows and pulls.
Triceps This muscle is located at the back of your arm.
This is conditioned by doing triceps extension.
This can also be toned by doing lifts and dips that targets your back.
Common Jargons Repetitions Repetitions are the number of times you do an exercise move.
Repetition conditions your muscles by bringing your muscles to its relaxed state and to its flexed state to gain mass.