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The shape of the pectoralis major muscle in swimmers

(Die Form des großen Brustmuskels bei Schwimmern)

In the course of anthropometric research on top sportsmen in different sports (Maas, 1974), it struck me that in nearly all crawl, butterfly, and dolphin swimmers the major pectoral muscle has a typical shape, which is characterized by the relatively great distance between the clavicle and the caudal-costal origin. The muscles show an orientation which is more longitudinal than in "normal" cases. As far as I am able to ascertain, the caudal origin is on the fifth rib and its cartilage and occasionally on the sixth rib (see Figure 1).
© Copyright 1975 Swimming II: Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Biomechanics in Swimming, Brussels, Belgium. Veröffentlicht von University Park Press. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Schlagworte:
Notationen:Ausdauersportarten Naturwissenschaften und Technik Biowissenschaften und Sportmedizin
Veröffentlicht in:Swimming II: Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Biomechanics in Swimming, Brussels, Belgium
Dokumentenart: Beitrag aus Sammelwerk
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Baltimore, London, Tokyo University Park Press 1975
Schriftenreihe:International Series on Sport Sciences, 2
Online-Zugang:https://open-archive.sport-iat.de/bms/2_314-315_Maas.pdf
Seiten:314-315
Level:hoch