Sentences with phrase «soleus muscles»

In agreement, Reid et al. (2011) compared eccentric plantar flexion with the knee fully extended and during a flexed position and reported superior gastrocnemius muscle activity during plantar flexion with full knee extension and no difference in soleus muscle activity.

Interestingly, the single - fiber area histogram of soleus muscles from IL - 15Rα — KO mice was not different from control, demonstrating a specific effect of IL - 15Rα knockout on fast muscle morphology.

These are the quadriceps, which are located at the front of the thigh and consist of four separate muscles — the vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius and rectus femoris; the hamstrings, which are located at the back of the thigh and consist of the biceps femoris, semitendinosus and semimembranosus; and the calves, which consist of the large two - headed gastrocnemius muscle and the much smaller soleus muscle which lies underneath the gastrocnemius.

The fatigue curves of fast EDL and slow soleus muscles from IL - 15Rα — KO mice and their corresponding B6129 control mice are depicted in Figure 1.

This exercise emphasizes the deeper soleus muscle, which is where your potential for that extra lower leg thickness hides.

Further, Li et al. (2013) reported that use of a balance board had no effect on soleus muscle activity at loads equal to 30 and 60 % of 1RM, however the muscle activity of the soleus was < 25 % of MVC.

Comparing single leg plantarflexion, Kinugasa et al. (2005) assessed the muscle activity and its regional distribution within the medial and lateral gastrocnemius and soleus muscle during a single leg standing plantarflexion (heel raise) exercise.

The fatigue curve from IL - 15Rα — KO EDL muscles lies between the curves for the fatigable EDL muscle and the fatigue - resistant soleus muscle, highlighting the oxidative characteristics of EDL muscles deficient in IL - 15Rα.

The researchers removed soleus muscles from 14 DS mice and 16 controls.

The runners from the stretch group stretched their hamstrings, quadriceps, and gastrocnemius / soleus muscle groups.

Andersen et al. (2014) compared the back squat and rear foot elevated split squat performed on the floor and on foam cushions while measuring soleus muscle activity using loads equal to 95 % of the estimated 6RM.

They report that the stable rear foot elevated split squat condition displayed a tendency to produce greater soleus muscle activity compared to the unstable condition (125 vs. 110 % of MVC), but was not significant.

But not to discount its aesthetic importance, a well - developed soleus muscle does have a some noticable visual impact on the calf, despite being located underneath the gastroc.

The calf's comprised of 3 distinct muscle heads, the medial and lateral gastrocs, beside the supporter soleus muscle.

To address the fatigue characteristics of isolated skeletal muscles, we dissected the fast extensor digitorum longus (EDL) and slow soleus muscles from anesthetized mice and subjected them to a repeated contraction protocol in which muscles were stimulated for 330 ms every second for 6 minutes at a stimulation frequency of 40 Hz.

The deeper soleus muscle must be stretched with the knee bent.

(B) No differences were observed in the fatigue index of soleus muscles from IL - 15Rα — KO (n = 8 muscles) and B6129 control mice (n = 8 muscles).

Intervention — any acute study assessing the muscle activity of the gastrocnemius or soleus muscles during the deadlift exercise

Therefore, it appears that the rear foot elevated split squat produces superior gastrocnemius and soleus muscle activity when compared to the back squat.

A club statement read: «Following tests carried out on Gareth Bale, he has been diagnosed with swelling but no tear in the soleus muscle of his left leg.

My right calf (soleus muscle) and right hip / low back (sacral iliac joint... remember, I am a PT... I'm aloud to talk like this) have been really sore for the last week.

Each mouse boasts a rock - hard rump and shockingly large, perfectly chiseled gastrocnemius and soleus muscles (which, in humans, make up the calf).

Each mouse boasts a rock - hard rump and shockingly large and perfectly chiseled gastrocnemius and soleus muscles (which, in humans, make up the calf).

Specifically, the fatigue index curve of the EDL from IL - 15Rα — KO mice was indistinguishable from the fatigue index curve of a soleus muscle from a control mouse during the first 30 — 40 seconds of the repeated stimulation protocol.

A plot combining the fatigue curve of EDL muscles from IL - 15Rα — KO mice and fatigue curves of EDL and soleus muscles from B6129 control mice reveals a clear shift in fatigue resistance (Figure 1C).

Muscle contractile properties were examined in the EDL and soleus muscles.

Fast EDL and slow soleus muscles from all mouse strains were dissected and transferred to oxygenated Ringer's solution for assessment of isometric force — generating capacity ex vivo.

(C) The fatigue curve for EDL muscles from IL - 15Rα — KO mice is plotted with fatigue curves of EDL and soleus muscles from B6129 control mice.

The investigators analyzed the soleus muscle — a muscle in the lower leg — and looked into whether the weakness was due to a deficiency of the muscle itself, independent of its activation by the nervous system.

insulin stimulated oxygen consumption by the soleus muscle is little affected by triiodothyronine

The gastrocnemius and soleus muscles are some pretty tough muscle groups — they are engaged in a repetitive manner every time you move, run, climb and jump, so they're used to dealing with a lot of load on a daily basis.

Make sure your routine includes exercises that train both the gastrocnemius and soleus muscle, and you'll quickly notice great improvement.

Together with the soleus muscle they create the calf connecting at the calcaneal tendon, better known as the Achilles tendon, and are attached to the heal.

When you perform standing calf exercises, the primary movers are the gastrocnemius muscles, and when you do calf exercises with your knees bent, the soleus muscles take over.

All standing exercises activate the gastrocnemius, which is a muscle in the shape of a diamond that you can see from the outside of your calf, but if you really want to improve them, do some work on the soleus muscle which resembles a spade shape.

The Armstrong Atlantic State University study has also noticed the positive effects that seated calf raises have on the soleus muscle, which lies directly under the gastrocnemius and is so closely connected to it, that is often considered as an integral part of this muscle.

To stretch the soleus muscle the back leg should be bent.

In step 4, the variation with the back knee bent will channel the stretch to the soleus muscle.

Seated calf raise is another gentle exercise that will strengthen the soleus muscle.

To stretch the soleus muscle, sit with the knees bent and perform the exercise the same way with the feet on the floor.