Danielle Hamlin Fitness

08/22/2022

🤓 The Gluteus Maximus, also known as the Booteus Maximus or Glute Max, is the biggest muscle in the body. This powerful muscle is primarily responsible for hip extension. However, with three distinct divisions, the path in which the leg moves through hip extension can vary significantly. Becoming familiar with the structure of Gluteus Maximus can help increase the recruitment and engagement of the muscle in the gym 💪 Swipe through the slides and visit the latest Myology Blog on my website for an in-depth review of the Gluteus Maximus 🔥 Link in the bio 👊😁

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08/04/2022

Last we reviewed two muscles and their influence on our neck line. These two aesthetic-changing muscles were Palatoglossus and Styloglossus. Palatoglossus elevates the tongue while Styloglossus both lifts and retrudes the tongue, taking the neck line along with them both.

In order to reap the attractive benefits of these two muscles, all you have to do is press the ENTIRE tongue against the roof of the mouth. This is considered good tongue posture. When only the tip of the tongue rests against the roof of the mouth, the neck line drops. Recruiting the tongue as far back as you can and then pressing it against the roof of the mouth will leave you with a surgery-free neck lift. Make it a habit and eventually you won’t even have to think about doing it 🤓🔥

07/18/2022

🤓 Switching it up, this week we will be looking at two muscle that influence the tongue; Palatoglossus and Styloglossus. Although tiny and not something we would consider training, these two muscle heavily influence the way our face looks from the side. Both of these muscles elevate the entire tongue and push it against the roof of the mouth. Styloglossus takes it a step further by also retruding the tongue, moving it back toward the throat. When these muscles perform these functions they also bring the neckline with them, giving you a more pronounced chin and a better looking profile. For more information on Palatoglossus and Styloglossus visit the link in my bio for the latest myology blog 💪🤓🔥

07/01/2022

Over the past handful of months, I have been working hard on an Exercise Library for my clients. This allows me to link videos to their programs so they never have to wonder what exercise I have listed for the workout. It’s starting to get thick 🥰 If you need some exercise ideas, feel free to browse it. I need to add the info in every video but one step at a time 😬 New videos added every week 👊🥳🎉

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06/20/2022

🤓 The highly coveted Gastrocnemius is a powerful muscle known to make physique conscious lifters envious around the world. This beautiful lower leg muscle has two heads that give its distinct shape: the Medial Head and the Lateral Head. These two heads originate from opposite sides of the femoral condyle and converge with the fibers of the Soleus to form the Calcaneal Tendon. Because of the origin and insertion sites of this muscle, the Gastrocnemius is predominantly responsible for plantar flexion and knee flexion. Becoming familiar with the structure, arrangement, and function of the Gastrocnemius can help increase the recruitment and engagement of this muscle in the gym 💪 Swipe through the slides above and be sure to visit the latest blog on my website for an in-depth review of the Gastrocnemius 🔥

06/17/2022

Want a beefy chest? 💪🥩 The Pectoralis Major can be divided into three distinct divisions. Here’s how you can train them. For more information on the Pectoralis Major, visit the latest blog on my website 🤓🤙

06/13/2022

🤓 The Pec (short for Pectoralis, mostly used for the Pectoralis Major) is a superficial, fan-shaped muscle that sits on the anterior surface of the thoracic cage. While the Pecs are thought of as a strong “Push Day” muscle, they tend to do less direct “forward” movement than people realize. In all actuality, the Pecs rotate the upper arm around the body (transverse adduction). It’s the combination of transverse adduction and elbow extension from the triceps that gives the illusion of a “push.” The Pecs are more so a hugging muscles 🤗 With that said, certain divisions of the pecs can partake in different movements including shoulder flexion, shoulder adduction, shoulder depression, and medial rotation of the humerus. Becoming familiar with the structure, arrangement, and function of the Pec can help increase the recruitment and engagement of this muscle in the gym 💪 Swipe through the slides and be sure to visit the latest blog on my website for an in-depth review of the Pectoralis Major 🔥

06/11/2022

The Quadriceps are made up of four well known muscles and a fifth newly discovered muscle (not pictured here). The four well known muscles consist of the Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Intermedius, Vastus Medialis, and Re**us Femoris. The fifth muscle is called the Tensor Vastus Intermedius. While all of the Quadricep muscles converge into a single tendon that crosses over the knee, only the Re**us Femoris crosses over the hip joint. Because of this, the short and long positions of this group of muscles can vary. The short position for all of the muscles can easily be achieved within the leg extension exercise. However, when it comes to the long position, the body needs to be in knee flexion AND hip extension. With that said, it is common practice to use squats as a supplement for the long position simply because of ex*****on and loadability.

Flip through slides for short, long, and extra long positions 😁👍

04/27/2022

🤓 Responsible for selling many tickets around the world, the Biceps Brachii (known as the “Biceps” for short) are an impressive muscle found on the anterior part of the upper arm. This muscle consists of two heads that originate from two different locations but converge into one insertion point on the radius in the forearm. Because of its two origins, each head can play a role in performing different functions regarding the arm. Collectively, the Biceps Brachii is responsible for forearm supination, elbow flexion, shoulder flexion, and shoulder stabilization. Individually, the Long Head of the Bicep is also involved in shoulder abduction while the Short Head of the Bicep can play a role in transverse adduction. To learn more about the Biceps Brachii visit the latest blog on my website 💪🔥

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04/24/2022

The seated abduction machine is not a glute exercise. Due to the arrangement and alignment of the muscles in hip flexion, the Piriformis has the greatest advantage to do work. Consequently, this hip flexed position disadvantages the glutes, making them unable to do much, if any, work. The reason you feel it in your “bum” is specifically because of the location of the Piriformis. It sits right under the Glute Max making it feel like glutes when it is in fact not glutes. If the objective is a bigger, better b***y there are much better exercises for the task 🍑💯

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04/19/2022

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04/18/2022

The Latissimus Dorsi can be divided in to three divisions: the thoracic division, the lumbar division, and the iliac division. Because of their distinct line of pull, each division can be individually emphasized. Taking a look at the antagonistic fibers of the Pectoralis Major can help you setup for the different divisions of the lats. The Thoracic division of the lats can be targeted when the resistance is set up in line with the ending position of a Costal Pec fly. The Lumbar division can be targeted when the resistance is set up in line with the ending position of a Sternal Pec fly. The Iliac division can be targeted when the resistance is set up in line with the ending position of a Clavicular Pec fly. To learn more about the Latissimus Dorsi, check out the entire Latissimus Dorsi Myology blog post on my website 🤓🤙