If you are new to fitness or you’ve been around for a while then you’re familiar with terms such as pecs, glutes, lats, six pack, quads and so on.

Well, these terms are short for some of the major skeletal muscles of the body.

It’s necessary to know about these major skeletal muscles if you’re committed to fitness and want to see results. This is because during your workouts you won’t just train aimlessly but work specific muscles or groups of muscles. You don’t want to be the odd one just doing workouts aimlessly without knowing what you’re doing and why.

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We have about 650 skeletal muscles in the body. The Skeletal muscles help our body function properly and move. Some are large while others are small and may be irrelevant to providing the main function or provide other functions.

The major skeletal muscles are the muscles you see that pop out in bodybuilders or fitness models. These are also the muscles that bring out the shape or aesthetic body as you might call it. Well, the majority don’t want to be in this league but the majority of people still want to be fit.

For the purpose of this article, we will be dividing the main muscles into 4 groups

Major Muscles of the Upper Limb

In the upper limb, there are 3 important muscles you should know.

Biceps: This is the large muscle in the front of the arm. It is the muscle that protrudes when you flex the arm.
Triceps: It is the large muscle in the back of the arm. It contracts when the arm is extended.
Deltoid: This is the round and strong muscle forming the rounded contour of the shoulder. It’s shortly called the “delt”.

Major Muscles of the Lower Limb

In the Lower limb, there are 3 areas of focus: The butt, the thigh and calf muscles.

Gluteus muscles
Three main muscles make up the Gluteus muscles or the buttocks – gluteus maximus, medius and minimus. They are shortly referred to as “Glutes”.

Quadriceps muscle
This is the most prominent muscle of the thigh. It is located in the front and sides of the high.

It is simply known as the “Quads”. Four heads form this muscle; rectus medialis muscle in the middle, vastus medialis muscle medial to rectus medialis, vastus lateralis muscle lateral to rectus medialis and vastus intermedius muscle under rectus medialis muscle.

Calf muscle
The gastrocnemius muscle and the soleus muscle form this muscle. The gastrocnemius muscle is the most prominent muscle of the calf, forming the bulge. The soleus muscle is a small flat muscle that lies underneath the gastrocnemius muscle.

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Pectoralis major and minor muscles

The main muscles making the chest are the pectoralis major and minor muscles shortly known as the “Pecs“.

Anterior serratus muscle

This muscle is located on the sides of the chest below the pecs. It’s closely attached to the ribs in this region.

Rectus abdominis muscle

Commonly known as the 6 pack muscle. It is the most prominent muscle of the abdomen.

Oblique muscles

This comprises of the external and internal oblique muscles. It is located laterally on either side of the rectus abdominis muscle.

Main Muscles of the Back

Trapezius muscle

This is a flat and large muscle of the back and neck. It has the shape of a trapezoid and covers most of the upper back and posterior of the neck. “Traps” is the slang or short form for this muscle.

Latissimus Dorsi muscle

This is the largest muscle of the back. It stretches from the middle of the back to the sides, behind the arm and is partly covered by the trapezoid muscle. This muscle greatly contributes to the V shape famous in bodybuilders. “Lats” is the slang or short form for this muscle