This means that the hip extensor and
knee extensor muscles are producing force when they are at more moderate (and not short) muscle lengths.
Not exact matches
Typically, kneecaps lessen the force
extensor muscles must exert to straighten the
knee.
It is the only
muscle of the group which crosses the hip joint and is a powerful
knee extensor when the hip is extended, but is weak when the hip is flexed.
The vastus medialis (vastus internus or teardrop
muscle) is an
extensor muscle located medially in the thigh that extends the
knee.
Among the lower body
muscles, the plantar flexors display the highest proportion of type I
muscle fibers, and the
knee extensors display the lowest proportion of type I
muscle fibers, as shown in the chart below, which presents the mean of the data from all currently available studies.
Given the equal roles of the hip and
knee extensors in this exercise, it is difficult to identify whether the effects of squat training achieves improvements in COD ability through increases in quadriceps or hip
extensor (adductor magnus, gluteus maximus, and hamstrings)
muscle size.
As explained above, COD maneuvers most commonly involve force production when the hip
extensors and
knee extensors are at moderate
muscle lengths (although the exact joint angles can vary widely between individuals and tasks).
Since strength is specific, then: strength training for the hip
extensors and
knee extensors with eccentric - only
muscle actions or accentuated eccentric loading should lead to superior gains in COD ability compared to conventional strength training.
The researchers also tested the eccentric
muscle endurance of the
knee and hip flexors and
extensors of all their subjects, then looked for correlations with the running economy results.
Since the hamstrings act as both hip
extensors and
knee flexors, they have
muscle moment arms at both joints.
The patella, or
knee cap, is a small bone buried in the tendon of the
extensor muscles (the quadriceps
muscles) of the thigh.