Shoulder Anatomy: Teres Minor

Show Up Fitness – Where Great Trainers Are Made

Learn more about becoming a personal trainer HERE.

MUSCLE OF THE DAY: TERES MINOR (one of the four rotator cuff muscles. Smaller than its bigger brother Teres Major, but does all the same things as the Infraspinatus muscle. The TM sits below the Infraspinatus, deep to the triceps long head, and superior to the latissimus dorsi.

Origin: Lateral Border of Scapula

Insertion: Greater Tuberosity Humerus

Action: External Rotation, Horizontal abduction, Extension (stabilization of the glenohumeral joint is the primary role of each rotator cuff muscle).

Read more about shoulder dysfunctions and how scapular positioning (SICK Scapula) may not result in pain. Pain is a VERY complex phenomenia and we can't scare our clients into this kind of thinking. Read more from The PreHab guys here.

BECOME A TRAINER AT SHOW UP FITNESS, ENROLL ONLINE TODAY!!!

If you want to become a personal trainer, Show Up Fitness has the nation's best personal training internship program that you can complete within 2-months. Our classes are for certified personal trainers, fitness enthusiasts, and aspiring trainers who need to gain experience, learn in-depth anatomy, nutrition, sales, how to grow your social media following, and designing programming. Over 80% of trainers who get certified (usually by NASM, ACE, or ISSA), invest too much money and then quit within 12-months because they have no idea how to train and'or maintain/grow their book of business. Now that SHOW UP FITNESS is online, you can take classes at showupfitness.com , learn for 1-2 months and then SHOW UP for the in-person internship in San Diego or Los Angeles. We have 12-month payment plans for as little as $200/month.

Send us an email to schedule your call and/or tour of the locations: info@showupfitness.com