Dr. Andy Galpin

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So now that you have a better understanding of how to identify, interpret, and then modify the amount of muscle you have, let's now talk about the quality of muscle.

This is not as straightforward.

I can't give you a simple equation or run you through a quick math problem because quality means different things to different people in different scenarios.

So rather than try to give you an exhaustive list of all of them, I'll start with just a couple of examples and let you infer on past that.

The first thing to consider here is really not specific contractile properties of an individual muscle, but collectively how you move.

Now I'm not gonna get into this fully, but really quickly, it's important to understand

How an individual moves the quality of that, which muscles are using for which muscle group, their technique, how that is portrayed across the joint is important for all of us.

Again, whether we're in a sporting context or just general life.