PART II: MUSCLES & THEIR ACTIONS
(36 Contact Hours)

This course is comprehensive and academic in nature, and covers:

1. ‣the anatomy and physiology of muscle tissue
   

2. ‣the location, attachments and actions of all the major muscles
   

3. ‣how muscle tightness or weakness might manifest in a
   student’s posture and/or in yoga asana
   

4. ‣how to strengthen and stretch all of the major muscle groups
   through yoga asana and other exercises
   

5. ‣important peculiarities of selected muscles 
   

6. ‣the roles muscles play (i.e., agonist, antagonist, neutralizer,
   stabilizer, support muscle)
   

7. ‣an introduction to assessment, including postural analysis,
   active and passive range of motion testing
   

Prerequisites: Part I (The Skeletal System)

Required Book:  The Muscular System Manual, 3rd Edition,
by Joseph Muscolino

Notes on Part 1 (Skeletal System) and Part II (Muscular System

1. ‣Parts I & II are academic in nature... it'll feel like you're in college
   as there are reading assignments, quizzes and a final exam. But
   don’t stress... the in-class quizzes and final exam are drawn from
   questions on the take-home tests.
   

2. ‣Occasional reference will be made between the material being
   studied and it’s relevance to yoga asana practice; however, no
   prior knowledge of yoga is required as all references to yoga will
   be clearly explained, and inferences can easily be extrapolated to
   other movement/fitness modalities
   

3. ‣Furthermore, the main goal of Part I & II is to learn the bones and
   muscles and acquire confidence in your knowledge of
   musculoskeletal anatomy.