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Biceps ..................................................................................................

Given name:Biceps

Street name:Bi(s) or guns

Whereabouts:Your bicepsare the two muscles at the front of your upper arm

(see Figure 12-7) — the ones that pop up when you flex like a bodybuilder.

Job description:Your biceps are responsible for bending your elbow. When

you pick up this book or when you turn the pages, you use your biceps.

The training payoff:With strong biceps, lifting a stack of newspapers or carry-

ing an armload of wood is easier. Your biceps also help out your back muscles

when you pull a really stubborn weed out of your garden. Plus, strong biceps

make you look buff.

Biceps

Wrist

Muscles

Triceps

Wrist

Muscles

Figure 12-7:
Your arm
muscles
(front and
rear view).

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