Anatomy of the Triceps
In athletics one of the most important muscles that should be developed are the triceps. The triceps are a muscle group that contain three heads:
- long head
- medial head
- lateral head
If you notice in the picture to the right, the long head of the triceps originates on part of the scapula (shoulder blade). It’s common knowledge that the triceps have the primary responsiblity of extending (straightening) the elbow, but two other functions that are negelected are:
- Dynamic glenohumeral joint (shoulder) stability
- Shoulder extension
These two actions of the triceps are important in both running, any type of overhead movement and especially in pushing movements. But like any other muscle, when the triceps are not properly cared for decreases in performance and increases in injury potential start to become inevitable.
So check out the video so you can “stick it” to your triceps for better health and performance.
Hopefully you know understand why the tissue health of your triceps are so important. Athletes that will directly benefit from this exercise, aside from the casual lifter are:
- Olympic Throwers (i.e. Shot putters, discus and javelin throwers)
- Striking combat athletes and martial artists (i.e. Boxers, MMA fighters, Kick boxers, Muay Thai practioners)
- Overhead Athletes (Quarterbacks, tennis and baseball players)
- Strength Athletes (Powerlifters and Strongman Competitors)
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