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Lower body - Coggle Diagram
Lower body
Calves
Muscles
Triceps surae
Gastrocnemius
Heads
Medial
Lateral
Origin
Femur
Insertion
Heel bone
Anatomy
Superficial
Biarticular
Soleus
Origin
Tibia/fibula
Insertion
Heel bone
Anatomy
Deep
Composition
Type I (slow-twitch) dominant
Soleus is mostly Type I
Movement patterns
Plantar flexion
Knee flexion
Gastrocnemius only
Training
Straight-leg calf raise
Bent-leg calf raise
Active insufficiency of the gastrocnemius
Targets the soleus
Hamstrings
Muscles
Semimembranosus
Anatomy
Most medial
Biarticular
Origin
Pelvis
Insertion
Tibia
Semitendinosus
Origin
Pelvis
Insertion
Tibia
Anatomy
Biarticular
Biceps femoris
Heads
Short
Anatomy
Most lateral
Long
Anatomy
Biarticular
Origin
Pelvis
Insertion
Fibula
Composition
Even mix of Type I and Type II fibres
Movement patterns
Hip extension
Except for Biceps femoris short head
Knee flexion
Training
Hip hinge
Hamstring curls
Trains the Biceps femoris short head
Feet direction can be used to target the lateral or medial aspect