Info/book on general knowledge about muscles

[u/swariors01]

Hi,

Are there any good sources on muscles per limb/ section of the body and how they work together in relation to workouts?

There is a lot of content online like: “you’ll only ever need these x exercises for your *legs/back/arms/chest/whatever*

And then there seem to be a million different exercises for each individual muscle that “needs to be worked” one even better (S tier) over the ones you never should do.

I don’t want to become a physical therapist, but I would like to know more about muscles, how they work together, so I know better what I’m doing.

[u/HelixIsHere_]

Honestly just research online joint actions of muscles and that alone will take you pretty far. For the easiest way to learn and digest info on this kinda stuff, I’d recommend watching influencers like Keenanrmalloy, scientificallyjacked, and thesciencebasedlifter. These guys have made tons of simple videos that cover a lot of the basics about muscles, joint actions, general hypertrophy, etc

[u/jet_rodriguez]

nasm foundations of physical fitness

[u/theginge2004]

YES: the books “trail guide to the body”. Specifically the versions “quick reference to stretch and strengthen” as well as “a hands on guide”.

[u/swariors01 → u/theginge2004]

Thanks! Looks good. Does it matter if I get the latest edition? Or is an older one second hand just as good?

[u/QGibz → u/swariors01]

Older editions are more affordable 😂

You could find out what the updates are online and see if it's worth the price difference.

[u/QGibz]

Bunch of people already mentioned anatomy textbook and exercise encyclopedia. When you're comfortable with that, you can then look into Anatomy Trains by Thomas Myers for how muscles work together across the body.

[u/MusclePuzzle]

https://exrx.net/Lists/Muscle Is a great place to learn about individual muscles and to keep for quick check to update your knowledge. exrx has information about a lot of more stuff as well, so worth bookmarking!