What do you think is the main muscle that propel you forward while running long distance at high paces?
Many people say quads or calves, but I think that if you have good technique you should use your glutes as the main muscle for propulsion, for it is way stronger than the calves and the quads. Look at dogs and horses- they have almost no muscles on their legs. They push the ground with their glutes.
Horses have a slightly different posture to humans, just so you know.
Quads is obviously the right answer.
Hamstrings raise your leg, quads drive forwards, calves flex your foot and absorb some impact. Glutes are a supporting muscle.
Historically speaking, the glutes and hamstrings are the muscles of propulsion while the calf complex acts like a loaded spring.
You know you can research this right?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2973845/#
!po=41.3978
Alan
Runningart2004 wrote:
Historically speaking, the glutes and hamstrings are the muscles of propulsion while the calf complex acts like a loaded spring.
You know you can research this right?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2973845/#!po=41.3978
Alan
What do you mean by historically? Is this no longer true for the modern population? (replying before following your link)
All He Does Is Win wrote:
Horses have a slightly different posture to humans, just so you know.
LOL
Was also my first thought
Ask your mom which muscle is used to propel her across the room.