BICEPS BRACHII

ORIGIN

Long head: supraglenoid tubercle and the superior portion of the glenoid labrum Short head: lateral aspect of the apex of the coracoid process of the scapula

 

INSERTION

Radial tuberosity and the bicipital aponeurosis

 

ACTION

Flexion of forearm, Supinates forearm, Flexion of the arm at the shoulder

 

INNERVATION

Musculocutaneous nerve (C5,C6)

 

PRIMARY JOINT

Elbow Joint

 

KEY STRENGTH TRAINING EXERCISES

Barbell curls

Chin ups

Preacher curls

Hammer curls

 

NEW STRENGTH TRAINING EXERCISES

High to low medicine ball twists

 

 

COMMON INJURIES

Bicipital tendinitis

Subdeltoid bursitis

C5 or C6 radiculopathy

Shoulder pointer