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Quads vs. hamstrings.

Publication: Dance Magazine
Publication Date: 01-APR-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Quads vs. hamstrings.(your body)

Article Excerpt
Dancers' legs often seem to hold intuitive wisdom and muscle memory. But the kinesiology of the muscles that directs the legs into so many amazing moves is complicated, particularly when examining how those muscles work in tandem.

Take the quadriceps (front thigh muscles) and the hamstrings (located on the back of the thigh). The quadriceps femoris are aptly named because they comprise four muscles: rectus femoris, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius, and vastus lateralis. The latter three originate at the top of the femur (thigh bone) and attach to the kneecap; the rectus femoris originates on the hip, making it the only quad...

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