Originally Posted by
tweakxc03
Now, I know this isn't your area of interest or focus, what do you think their role would be in running... be it sprinting or more distance stuff?
In my personal experience, lower legs/calves were always a weak link on efficiency. Yes, the big leg muscles do most of the work, however the calves contribute substantially to things like efficiency and leg turnover. So they behave sort of like a spring... the more rigid the spring is, the bigger the "bounce" you get with each step. again... just my anecdotal experience here, which isn't worth much.