When we have a world-class player like Eddie Hall strong When we think of athletes and deadlift champions, we imagine their superhuman strength. The muscles is due to
But scientists have discovered the secret to Hall’s extreme strength may be generated by a set of three long and thin muscles in the leg. Together they are known as the ‘cow ropes’ muscles, these three work together to stabilize the lower navel and thighs, much like the ropes used to tie a tent tightly.
The muscles in Hall, called the sartorius, gracilis and semitendinosus, were 140 to 202 percent larger than those in men who did not exercise, the researchers said.
Jonathan Folland, professor of neuromuscular performance at Loughborough University’s School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, says: ‘You can imagine that an exceptionally strong person like Eddie Hall will have huge muscles and you can tell by looking at him. You can guess it.
‘We expected that the larger muscles involved in knee and hip extension would have developed the most.’
‘Although these muscles were certainly well developed, we were surprised that the greatest muscle development was in the long, slender ‘cow ropes’ muscles. ‘These muscles have received very little scientific attention, so we don’t really know how important they are in different tasks.
‘But to find that they’re so well developed in a man who has spent decades lifting and carrying heavy loads – and he’s so good at it – was really interesting. ‘These muscles are clearly more important for lifting and carrying very heavy loads than we thought in the past.’
Hall, who was named the World’s Strongest Man in 2017, also held the record for the heaviest deadlift in history at 500kg, until the record was broken in 2020 by Iceland’s Hafur Július Björnsson.
Professor Folland said: ‘People have been interested in sports that require physical strength and strong men since the dawn of civilization but there has been almost zero scientific work studying people like Eddie Hall.’
The researchers invited Hall, also known as The Beast, to take part in a series of tests at Loughborough University, including MRI scans and isometric mid-thigh pulls – the maximum without deadlifting. It is a reliable way to test strength.
Their goal was to understand how strong the muscles of strong people are in different populations, whether they are very strong athletes like Hall or people who are weak and disabled.
The results of Hall’s tests were compared with more than 200 people, including elite athletes, regular exercisers and untrained people.
The results of the study, published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, showed that Hall’s lower-body muscle mass was nearly double that of untrained men, while their muscle mass, which is located in the front of the thigh, was twice as large. was
The calf muscles, known as the plantar flexors, were 120 percent larger than those of the non-exercising men, the researchers said.
The team also discovered that his patellar tendon, the thin elastic tissue to which his quadriceps muscles are attached, was only 30% larger, even though his quadriceps were twice as large.
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According to the researchers, this shows that our muscles become strong and flexible very quickly through exercise, while tendons (the tissue that connects muscles to bones) do not strengthen as quickly.
The team added that other muscles, such as the hip flexors, showed modest growth compared to non-exercisers.
“It’s been really interesting to learn how your muscles react and how the tendons react to the force I’m putting on my body,” Hall said.
Dr Tom Balshaw, from the University’s School of Sports, Exercise and Health Sciences, said: ‘Overall, the results show how much the musculoskeletal system can change, as shown by Eddie Hall’s example. The muscles they exercised and used the most became much bigger and stronger than the other muscles.
‘This shows that we can all change and improve our musculoskeletal system to improve our musculoskeletal function and performance.’
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2024-09-05 02:18:32
