Have you ever been confused by the words like short muscle belly, long muscle belly or full muscle belly, etc., etc.? I guess we all have that one friend in our group who is a gym rat or just thinking about building the body in a very professional way, so we get to hear those terms.
If not that then maybe you are the one who wants to build the muscle and is confused about these terms. So, let’s see what short muscle bellies are.
What Is a Muscle Belly?
In simple words, a muscle belly is a muscle between the tendons. A muscle belly is the sum of all the muscle fibres in any given muscle; these muscles have 150 muscle fibres.
The Different Kinds of Muscle Bellies
If you are thinking of building up a body, then you might fall under one of these categories,
- Short Muscle Belly
- Long Muscle Belly
- Average Muscle Belly
All of us fall under one of these categories, but this might be something to worry about for our gamers or bodybuilders. But every muscle bellies has its advantages and disadvantages. Also, muscle bellies vary from muscle to muscle so if for example, your right biceps have short muscle bellies and you left might have a long muscle belly.
Do your Best for your Short Muscle Belly!
Short muscle belly refers to the muscle attached high on the tendons, which means that tendons are long and the power is fast, which tends to create a gap between the bicep muscle and the forearms.
The Secrets of Long Muscle Belly!
Long muscle belly refers to the muscle attached low on the tendons which means that tendons are short and the power is long which tends to give the biceps a very short gap between strength and foreigners giving it a fuller look.
The Comparison between Long Muscle Belly Vs Short Muscle Belly
To check whether you have long or short muscle bellies, you need to do it. Stick your fingers between the biceps and forearms. If you can put 2 to 3 fingers between them, you have a short muscle belly whereas if you can fit one or no finger in between, you have a long muscle belly.
Muscle bellies are genetic and cannot be changed but what you do is work harder and never lose hope.
Having a long muscle belly is an advantage as the muscle looks fuller and more agreeable, but at the same time, it is hard to get that as well as hard to achieve that clean bicep edge like the short muscle belly.
A short muscle belly might come under a disadvantage to the bodybuilder as it is hard to gain mass and make it look fuller, but at the same time, the biceps look clean and friendly.
No matter what category you fall into, remember your competition is with yourself and not others. We all need to work on ourselves to get the best version in us, and that is only possible if we embrace our positive points and work hard on our negative energies and make it look perfect as we want.
If you fall on a short muscle belly, there is nothing much to do, but many bodybuilders are just like you and are acing with it. Get some inspiration, be motivated, and get going because you can do it!
