Structure Dictates Muscle Function
Updated: Apr 25, 2025
You may have heard that Structure dictates Function and, it seems, like to argue these basic biologic points in their Newtonian Brain.
Structure Dictates Function is not NEW. Its cellular Biology 101.
“If structure does not tell us anything about function, it only means we have not looked at it correctly.” Albert Szent-Györgyi
It is ALL around you. Its everything you see (and don't see) The atoms which make up the molecules which make up the wood/aluminium/etc.....which make up the chair you are sitting in. etc. (I think you get the point)
th-32 13240088_10153720002289423_1492336477852344064_n
How does that translate to the body?? "Bones Dominate, Muscles accommodate" They are both made up of the same materials just one is more dense than the other due to more calcium (if u will)
Muscle are just doing their job. The worker bees (again, if u will) They are like the ropes/cables in a Pulley System. The position and number of the pulleys will determine how much stress or power it will take to move an object.
Why are some muscles or movements stronger than others?? Is the Muscle actually Stronger??? Its relative isn't it? Its actually the Pulley system which makes this determination. If a muscle crosses one joint Vs a muscle crossing multiple joints.
The muscle crossing multiple joint will have a mechanical advantage - thus be "Stronger" or is it? Or has the mechanical advantage just allow for less power to be used to appear stronger?
STRUCTURE DICTATES MUSCLE FUNCTION as it determines the angle of Pull of the Muscle
Structure Dictates Function is from Cellular Biology 101. Its the Basis of EVERYTHING It's A SIMPLE concept.
Its Not Ostracizing any other modality, its actually Inclusive. IF you know anything about The Living Matrix - it is what makes up the Structure of EVERYTHING
Reading this post took me back to my first semester of college when I was in a biomechanics class and we dissected a cadaver arm to see how the deltoid’s three distinct heads wrap around the shoulder socket. I remember being struck by how the shape of each head dictated the direction of force, and how a tiny change in the tendon’s angle altered the lift’s efficiency. That moment stuck with me and now, years later, I still notice the same principle when I’m coaching my son’s baseball swing—adjusting his grip changes the whole kinetic chain. Your explanation of structural constraints reminded me that we can’t ignore the underlying architecture if we want to improve performance or rehab an injury.…