It also helps move you forward when you walk, run, or jump. A flat, long muscle that runs deep underneath the gastrocnemius, the soleus helps support your skeleton so you can keep your balance.

Together, the gastrocnemius and the soleus drive plantar flexion, the ankle movement that points your toes down and away from your shin (think about your foot pressing down on a gas pedal).

A left gastrocnemius strain was sustained by an elite cricket batsman while he was taking off to run. The exact moment of injury, captured by a camera in the middle stump, appears to correspond to the ...

No sex difference in gastrocnemius preactivation was seen ... The decline treadmill tasks were used to increase the complexity of movement in an effort to be more representative of at risk movements.