How to Use soleus in a Sentence

soleus

noun
Definition of soleusnext
  • The gastroc attaches above the knee, and the soleus below the knee.
    — David Otey, Men's Health, 14 Dec. 2022
  • So whenever the knee is bent, the soleus is doing the work.
    — David Otey, Men's Health, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The heel drop stretches the Achilles tendon and the gastrocnemius and soleus calf muscles.
    — Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 17 Jan. 2022
  • The soleus is a smaller, flat muscle that lies underneath the calf muscle.
    — oregonlive, 20 Nov. 2022
  • When landing with a midfoot strike, the soleus (deep calf muscle) is most affected.
    — Rick Prince, Outside Online, 23 June 2020
  • Why: Strengthens the soleus, a calf muscle that helps power a variety of movements.
    — Jenny McCoy, Outside Online, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Add weight to calf raises: Do both straight-leg calf raises (for the gastrocnemius) and bent-knee calf raises to target the soleus.
    — Ian McMahan, Outside Online, 18 Sep. 2020
  • The researchers suggest the gastrocnemius may be more important for your running stride, which is why its fiber type matters more—but the null result for the soleus should give us pause.
    — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2020
  • An endurance muscle, soleus strains are more the result of overuse and repetitive stress and typically occur as a result of fatigue, uphill running or at the end of long runs.
    — Ian McMahan, Outside Online, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Better yet, your soleus is another three percent looser than yesterday.
    — Richard A. Lovett, Outside Online, 11 Jan. 2021
  • The calf complex, sometimes referred to the as the triceps surae, is composed of two key muscles: the gastrocnemius, primarily fast twitch muscle fibers, and the soleus, a key muscle for running as it is composed of mostly slow twitch muscle fibers.
    — Ian McMahan, Outside Online, 18 Sep. 2020
  • The soleus, one of two main calf muscles, showed 36 percent less activity per stride during steep uphill running than during steep uphill walking, which is consistent with the idea that local muscle fatigue triggers the transition.
    — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 27 Dec. 2020

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