Are Some Muscles Magical‪?‬ Yoga Meets Movement Science

Yoga teacher Jenni Rawlings and Exercise Science professor Travis Pollen discuss the phenomenon of “magic muscles”: the tendency in the yoga, fitness, and rehab worlds to treat some muscles as more important or more special than other muscles.Points of discussion include:What is a magic muscle?Muscle-based approaches in strength training & bodybuildingTeaching yoga with a “teach movement, not muscles” approachWhat research suggests about these specific magic muscles:Quadratus Lumbor...