Best exercises for quad sweep9/5/2023 ![]() Now both of these muscles originate at either sides of the top of the FEMUR bone which is the bone of your upper leg. Keeping aside the other heads, what we want to focus on here are the Vastus Lateralis and the Vastus Medialis which are the Outer and Inner heads of the quadriceps muscles respectively. The Quadriceps muscle has 4 heads as the name suggests – Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Medialis, Vastus Intermedius and Rectus Femoris. ![]() Now I have already covered this in my Muscle Masterclass on Quads and I hope that if you who have already watched that video, you can figure this answer out yourself. ![]() To understand why both these claims are bogus, you need to first understand the anatomy of the Quadriceps muscle. When most people talk about targeting the Inner or Outer quads, they claim to achieve it using two variations:Ģ) Change in direction of where the toes point: But alas!Īnyway, with this article, I’m going to take this claim and I’m going to systematically break down and destroy it using ANATOMICAL FACTS. Be it some bro in your gym or your favourite bodybuilder or even your favourite YouTuber which is frankly very upsetting because people look up to these folks for advice and the very least they could do is some basic research before they go out and spew garbage. ![]() Now I can bet that you’ve been sold this myth by someone out there. Is targeting the Inner/Outer Quad possible? Can different heads of the quadriceps muscle be specifically targeted using variations in an exercise such as in stance width or toe pointing angle or whatever?Īnd anyone who tells you otherwise simply does not have a clue of basic muscular anatomy and kinesiology! “Targeting” the Inner/Outer Quads? Possible or MYTH? ![]()
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