triceps horseshoe teardrop

[howrobin]

Help with the following would be appreciated.

Cathe refers to the horseshoe portion of the triceps. From books, it appears that the closed end of the horseshoe-shaped triceps is at the top, just beneath the shoulder/deltoid, and the open end is above the elbow, with the opening consisting of tendon connecting the triceps at its base. Is this correct?

Cathe refers to the teardrop, by which I think she means the tensor fascia lata at the top of the leg. Is this right? What is the teardrop?

Thanks.

 

[kathryn]

The "horseshoe legs" of the triceps (as Cathe calls them in HC) are the two lower parts of the tricep muscle, the 'split' area.

The 'teardrop' muscle is on the inner side of the knee (I can't recall the name right now, but tenso Fascia lata doesn't sound like it). It's a muscle that gets really hard and big on cyclists.

 

[beckymd]

Teardrop is the gastrocnemius (calf muscle)

-Becky

 

[supergirl]

I think thats the vastus medialis (sp?)

 

[kathryn]

>I think thats the vastus medialis (sp?)

Yeah, that's it!

 

[kathryn]

>Teardrop is the gastrocnemius (calf muscle)
>
>-Becky

Nope, not it!

 

[alsrnbsn]

Having gone through Anatomy and Physiology 10+ years ago, I could pretty much figure out what the "horseshoe" triceps reference was, but that "teardrop" one really threw me!!! I knew it had to be on the upper leg somewhere because of the exercise that's being done when Cathe refers to it, but for the life of me I couldn't come up with it! Thanks Kathryn!

 

[howrobin]

Everybody:
Thanks for your thoughts. I just did what I should have done in the first place, a search of the forums. Found a number of old posts about teardrops, a couple by Cathe, but none that say what it is. So I posted the following in the ASK CATHE forum (the horse's mouth):

Cathe:
I started your work outs recently. You refer to the teardrop muscle. Which muscle is this? Quads? Tensor fasciae lata? I did a search of the forums and found a couple of posts by you in which you recommend leg extensions to develop the teardrop, but could not locate a definition. In one of your posts you refer to teardrop effect. Is that different from the teardrop muscle?
Thanks.