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The Recruitment Of Different Compartments Within A Muscle Depends On The Mechanics Of The Movement
Muscles are commonly assumed to have uniform activations across their bellies. Yet animal studies have shown that different regions across a muscle can vary in their architecture, fibre-type, activation levels and the transfer of forces to the bones and tendons. This study shows how variations in the magnitude and timing of activity occur across the gastrocnemius muscles in man and how these patterns of variation depend on the movement being performed.