1. ANATOMY
Written by:
Rebekah Hennes, R.D.
PoleMoves Master Trainer
ACE Certified Group Fitness Instructor
ACE Certified Personal Trainer
AFAA Certified Group Fitness Instructor
PFA, ACE, and AFAA Continuing Education Provider
2. ANATOMY
There are several muscles and joints that you
need to memorize in order to pass the level 2
PoleMoves Instructor Training. This module
includes the muscles and joints that you need
to know.
If you are interested in learning more about
anatomy, www.acefitness.com has some
courses that may interest you.
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4. WAYS TO REMEMBER…
• Pectorals- Chest muscles. “Nice Pecs.”
• Biceps- Front arm muscles. Bi= two ceps=belly “guns”
• Obliques- These side abdominals run oblique.
• Rectus Abdominus- Rectus= straight.
• Abdominus=abdomen “six pack”
• Quadriceps- There are four of these muscles on each leg. Quad= four
• Adductors- These inner thigh muscles bring the legs together “add.”
• Abductors- These outer thigh muscles take the legs away from each other
“abduct.”
5. WAYS TO REMEMBER…
• Gluteals- “Bootie als” This is the outer butt muscle.
• Deltoids- External shoulder muscles. There are three of these:
anterior, posterior, and middle.
• Trapezius- This is a diamond shaped muscle that spans from the
neck to the shoulder and back down to the middle of the spine.
• Latissimus Dorsi- This is a wing like muscle that spans from
humerus bone down to the lower back.
• Hamstrings- Back of the thigh muscles.
• Gastrocnemius- Outer muscle of the calf. The inner muscle is the
soleus.
• Gracilis (next slide) Inner thigh muscle.
6. GRACILIS
• The gracilis is an important
muscle in pole.
• This muscle is like a band or rope,
it goes from the pelvis to below
the knees.
• It can only be stretched while the
legs are straight.
• If it is too tight, it will make lifting
into an inversion with straight legs
difficult.
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8. ANATOMY- SHOULDER
Scapulothoracic Joint- This is where the scapula (shoulder
blade) glides across the thorax (upper segment of the body).
Acromioclavicular Joint- This is where the acromium process
and the clavicle (little key) meets.
Sternoclavicular Joint- This is where the sternum (bone going
down the front of the body between the ribs) and the clavicle
(little key) meets.
Glenohumeral Joint- This is where the Glenoid Process
(shallow disc of the scapula) and the humerus bone meet. The
humerus bone is the “funny bone.”
10. RHOMBOIDS
• The rhomboid muscles are important in pole.
• Rhomboid muscles keep the scapula (shoulder blade) on the back. It attaches
the scapula to the posterior ribs.
• If a person is not strong enough or are fatigued when they cartwheel or
handspring up into an aerial handstand, then sometimes the rhomboids may
pull a rib out of the spine.
• If a person has a muscle knot in the rhomboids (usually on the dominant
spinning arm), their chest muscles may have become tight and have rotated
the shoulders forward, which can lengthen the rhomboid muscle and cause it
to knot, spasm, and ache. There are ways to prevent this.
