Yoga Anatomy

Virabhadrasana I

Warrior I

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Virabhadra = the name of a fierce mythical warrior

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Gluteus

maximus Sartorius

Quadriceps

Semitendinosus

Gracilis

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Pectoralis

major

Rectus

abdominis

Rectus

femoris

Vastus

lateralis

Vastus

medialis

Deltoid

Pectoralis minor

Serratus anterior

Psoas major

Quadriceps:

Classification

Asymmetrical standing backward-bending balancing pose

Skeletal joint actions

Spine Upper limbsLower limbs

Front leg Back leg

Extension, slight

rotation for chest

to face forward,

pelvis level

Scapular abduction

and upward rota-

tion, shoulder

abduction and

external rotation,

slight elbow flex-

ion, forearm supi-

nation

SI joint nutation,

hip flexion, knee

flexion, ankle dor-

siflexion

SI joint counternuta-

tion, hip extension

and adduction,

knee extension,

ankle dorsiflexion

and foot supina-

tion at heel and

pronation at fore-

foot