Gastrocnemius muscle

With an increase of neural stimulation an increase in muscle mass can occur. Neuronal stimulation occurs during exercise. During exercise there is an increase in the amount of contractions produced in the muscle. In turn, this can result in an increase of the mass of muscle fiber. In turn, this change in muscle fiber increases the capacity for ATP production. Different types of exercises create a different change within the muscle. There are two types of exercise training, high intensity and low…

article, different subtalar joint positioning during gastrocnemius stretching was investigated to conclude wether or not the position of the subtalar joint had significant effect on dorsiflexion ROM. . Patients with ankle oversee injuries, and patients with limited dorsiflexion ROM, are often prescribed stretches for the gastrocnemius calf muscle as part of their rehab program. (JAT, NATA). The idea behind this is that the tight calf muscles may have an negative effect on reaching adequate…

Weakness-Muscular endurance Muscular endurance is the ability of a muscle or muscle group to undergo repeated contractions, avoiding fatigue. Muscular endurance is relevant to rowing because you need to have good muscular endurance to have strong strokes and fast ones. Rowing can be a physical sport so to consistently have a full and proper race you need to have good muscular endurance to avoid fatigue. For a rower to improve their muscular endurance, they will need to undergo weight training.…

Fast & Slow Twitch Muscle Muscles are the functional units of tissue that move the skeletal system. There are two primary forms of muscle fibers, fast twitch muscles and slow twitch muscles. Fast twitch muscles contract fast and exert large amounts of power in a quick manner.People with high percentages of fast twitch muscles are generally good sprinters and are strong individuals Slow twitch muscles can put out steady power for long amounts of time and perform optimally in endurance training…

achieved by the calf muscles, which are called the superficial muscles. These muscles share a tendon called the Achilles tendon otherwise known as the Calcaneal. This tendon is an important one, as it attaches the calf muscles to the heel bone, which enables the foot to preform a plantar flex (O’toole, 2013). Most of the motion is caused by the superficial muscles (Dale, 2015) .These muscles are the gastrocnemius and just behind it is the soleus; the tendons of these muscles insert into the…

as your thigh muscles contract and your hip, which is made up of your femur and ilium, swings forward in a movement called hip flexion. Muscles of the Lower Leg: The primary muscles in your lower leg used in kicking a football are on opposite sides of your tibia, or shin bone. Your gastrocnemius and soleus muscles, collectively called your calf, contract to…

which then leads to the jump and follow through. The jump follow through occurs when the pole vaulter lances themselves straight up in order to clear the bar. During the entire event the pole vaulters body is enticed in play by play action where every muscle takes…

her knees. Both tests showed that she has tight muscles in the lateral part of her legs. These tight muscle include: the soleus, lateral gastrocnemius, the adductor complex, tensor fascia latae, vastus lateralis, and the short head of the biceps femoris ((NASM), 2013). She also has weak muscles on the medial part of her legs. These underactive muscles include: Her medial gastrocnemius, medial hamstring complex, gracilis, sartorius, popliteus muscles, the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and…

1. The major surface muscles include the following: Trapezius, Deltoids, latissimus dorsi, Pectoralis major, Biceps, Triceps, Rectus femoris, bicep femoris, semitendinosus, Gluteus muscles, abdominals, Lateral Gastrocnemius, serratus dorsi, external oblique, and soleus. Trapezius- Origin: Upper: Base of skull, Occipital protuberance and posterior ligaments of neck. Middle: spinous process of 7C and T1-T3 Lower: Spinous process of T4-T12 Insertion: Upper: Posterior aspect of the lateral…

Achilles tendon rupture is known as the strongest and longest tendon in the human body. Achilles tendon rupture is defined as a rope like tendon of a fibrous tissue in the back of the ankle that connects the calf muscles to the heel bone. When it is torn it usually happens two inches above the heel bone. The common symptoms of a rupture are swelling, stiffness, bruising. In addition, there are serve symptoms as too hearing a pop or snap in the Achilles. Serve pain in the back of the leg; it…