what is the teardrop? teardrop effect?

[howrobin]

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.

 

[Kathy02]

I'm not the correct "Cathe", but I think that I can help you out. I believe that Cathe is refering to the Quad, just above your outer knee where it pops just a bit and looks like a "teardrop". I've never heard of a "teardrop" muscle before, and being that I've taken anatomy I would have thought I would have by now. So, I'm not sure what muscle you are referring to in the end of your post. But what I explained earlier is what I believe that Cathe is referring to.
Hope this helped.

Kathy

 

[kathryn]

It is the vastus medialus (I believe) the quad muscle on the INNER part of the knee (the one that gets big and hard as a rock in professional cyclists).

 

[howrobin]

Thank you both for input.

In diagram at http://www.exrx.net/Muscles/Quadriceps.html
the vastus medialis resembles a teardrop.

By the way, that website is helpful for muscle and exercise illustrations.