2007-11-20 01:40:50 · 11 answers · asked by L B 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
The strongest muscle in the body is debatable. Some physiologists believe it's the masseter (used for chewing), while others claim it's the gluteus maximus (buttocks), or the rectus femoris (part of the quadriceps in the thigh). It's not easy to determine partly because muscles don't work alone. For example, you wouldn't be able to isolate the rectus femoris muscle and compare it directly to others because other quadriceps muscles contract along with it. There are biomechanical factors to consider as well like muscle length and the points on the bones where muscles attach called the origins and insertions.
What it sounds like you are getting at is the idea that if the strongest muscle in your body burns the most calories, then building it up would cause it to burn even more calories to help you lose weight. In pursuing this idea, I would go after the largest muscle in the body and not the strongest (particularly if it's the masseter), because surface area of the muscle has more impact on calorie expenditure than strength. What would be even better is to train a muscle that is both large and strong.
With this idea in mind, I suggest maximizing muscle surface area by building up the quadriceps and the gluteals (buttocks), two large and strong muscle groups. Train them with dynamic, multi-joint exercises like squats, leg presses, stair climbing, and lunges. Not only will these exercises help you develop your quads and glutes, but they also recruit muscles in the abdomen and back which will help you develop even more muscle and burn more calories.
Good luck. Thank you for your question.
2007-11-20 01:43:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
I was always taught the muscles of the jaw are the strongest in the human body.
2007-11-20 01:44:51 · answer #2 · answered by Mossy 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I can't tell you what the strongest muscle is. All I can tell you is that it's NOT the tongue. That's a very popular myth. It's not the tongue. The very first answer is the best one here.
2007-11-20 04:22:15 · answer #3 · answered by aarowswift 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would have to say the heart. I don't have a reference, but just remembered something from high school biology. It's constantly in motion and needs to pump a large volume blood through the body at a good pressure.
2016-04-04 23:59:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's in women's bodies. The muscle that forces babies through the birth canal. I forgot the name of that muscle.
2007-11-20 02:35:46 · answer #5 · answered by Joan H 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dr. Hibbert says the heart. Homer says the ****. i think probably the heart.
2007-11-20 06:06:10 · answer #6 · answered by deva 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's the one in your tongue
simple answer, you don't need a long one
2007-11-20 01:46:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Thigh or the brain. depends on who you use them.
2007-11-20 01:51:19 · answer #8 · answered by The Tennis Player 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the tounge.
even though i can lift 100 pounds with my ****
2007-11-20 01:44:32 · answer #9 · answered by R.D. 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
The tongue.
2007-11-20 01:48:32 · answer #10 · answered by bugear001 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋