What are the MAjor mucles used in running?
can someone tell me the major muscles, joints and joint actions used for running?
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Runner's knee in my right knee?
Well you use your whole body but the major muscles used areMuscles which move the shoulder and action:
Levator scapulae - Raises shoulder blade
Pectoralis minor - Lowers shoulder blade
Muscles which move the arm and action:
Latissimus dorsi - Extends, adducts and rotates arm medially. Moves arm downward and backwards
Muscles which move the forearm and wrist and action:
Biceps brachii - Flexes and supinates forearm. Flexes arm
Muscles which move the abdominal wall and action:
Rectus abdominis - Compresses abdomen and flexes vertebral column
Muscles which move the thigh and action:
Rectus femoris(quads) - Extends knee and flexes hip
Vastus lateralis - Extends knee
Vastus medialis - Extends knee
Vastus intermedius - Extends knee
Sartorius- Flexes knee. Flexes hip and rotates femur laterally
Biceps femoris(hams) - Flexes leg and extends thigh
Semitendinosus - Flexes leg and extends thigh
Semimembranosus - Flexes leg and extends thigh
Muscles which move the foot and action:
Tibialis anterior - Dorsiflexes and inverts foot
Soleus(achilles tendon) - Plantar flexes foot
Gastrocnemius(calves) - Plantar flexes foot and flexes knee
Anything bad about water while your running? Does it really make you slow down?
gastrocnemius (calf) is used to extend the leg, quadricep (front of thigh) is used to flex the hip, hamstring (back of thigh) is used to extend the hipWe have muscles that perform various functions, for example, there could be a group of muscles that perform one single function. However, it is important for you to stretch out these closes before a good run so that you will prevent the stuff that makes muscle cramps.
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