Synergistic yet different: Rethinking the gastrocnemii as two functionally distinct muscles. In this preprint perspective article, @francoishug.bsky.social and I delve into the biomechanics, anatomy, neural control, and function of the gastrocnemius muscles, two important calf muscles.

Are you a postdoc or Asst. Prof on the job market? Check out our listing and consider applying! The search is very broad and it’s in a great department, location, university! Even with the crazy schedule that comes with being a PI- I love my job @ucdavis.bsky.social @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social!

Looking forward to attending the upcoming Tornado Alley Muscle Meeting this week hosted by #KevinMurachPhD #DavisEnglund #ZachHettinger, and #Ben Miller. Hopefully no actual tornados 😄#Myoblue

Come join us @westernu.ca @schulichmeddent.bsky.social as Canada Research Chair (CRC) Tier 2 in Cancer Biotherapeutics: uwo.ca/facultyrelat... DM me with questions. As a CRC 2 recruit to ACB, I highly recommend it!

Had a good lol at this one 🤣

Myostatin deficiency blunts mechanical adaptation of soleus muscle to overload link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Sex differences in human skeletal muscle fiber types and the influence of age, physical activity, and muscle group: A systematic review and meta-analysis physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.14814...

Blue Jays!

Top Cited Review Article: Mechanisms of mechanical overload-induced skeletal muscle hypertrophy: current understanding and future directions Michael D. Roberts, et al. https://ow.ly/moMh50Xe5nU #hypertrophy #myofiber

Estrogen in skeletal muscle: metabolism, mechanisms, and exercise-induced changes link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Skeletal muscle effects of Janus kinase inhibition in rheumatoid arthritis (RAMUS): a single-arm, experimental medicine study www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Title: Sport Science Manager, Elite Athlete Performance 📍Place: @lululemonus.bsky.social ‬⁩ 🇨🇦 💰Salary: $119,200 - 156,500 CAD 
📅Deadline: - ℹ For more details👇 careers.lululemon.com/en_US/career...

Was a fun time catching up with friends and colleagues at the 2025 Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) meeting in London. My old PhD stomping grounds. Always great to see the trainees in action! uofgpowerlab.weebly.com

Played a small part in this project, but there some really interesting and cool findings from the Sharples Lab here. Focus on the memory of repeat muscle atrophy in human skeletal muscle 💪

Geneviève J. DesOrmeaux of maastrichtu.bsky.social et al. present this #JournalClub focusing on the work of Luk et al. (2025), highlighting that strength training while #dehydrated causes excessive oxidative stress in skeletal muscle ✍️ 🫗 🔗 physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...

Excited to share our preprint using time-resolved small-angle X-ray diffraction to study myosin motor conformations during isometric twitch and tetanus contractions in the slow-twitch rat soleus skeletal muscle #myoblue

📢 latest from the PowerLab🚨 app.jove.com/t/68858/cons... Step by step guide on Construction of Constant-Load (Isotonic) and Constant-Velocity (Isokinetic) Torque-Velocity-Power Profiles In vivo for the Rat Plantar Flexors Video to follow!

The neural control & computation lab is recruiting! If you're interested in using large-scale neural population recordings to study how the brain learns to produce complex and flexible behaviours, please get in touch. www.ncclab.ca

Brand new POSTDOC opportunity in my lab (!!) will help lead a multi-institutional collaboration designed to enhance understanding of anatomic variability in Achilles tendinopathy toward more effective, personalized clinical interventions. Learn more and apply: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...

Functional and structural pathologies in skeletal muscle of a rat model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Does biological sex impact the rate of intrinsic mitochondrial respiration in the presence of creatine in human skeletal muscle? Emily J. Ferguson (@queensuresearch.bsky.social) et al. investigate! 📜 buff.ly/46B6lzL

Title: Professor in Exercise and Sport Science or Exercise Physiology 📍Place: @newcastle 🇦🇺 💰Salary: $222,734 plus 17% superannuation plus annual leave loading 
📅Deadline: 12/10/25 ℹ For more details👇 www.livehire.com/careers/univ...

Title: Biomechanics Lab Associate 📍Place: @yankees.com ‬⁩ 🇺🇸 💰Salary: TBC 
📅Deadline: 31/10/25 ℹ For more details👇 www.teamworkonline.com/baseball-job...

Postdoc opportunity in muscle cell biology! You would not only be involved in an ambitious project but would also help develop cutting edge methods! Highly recommended! @robertseaborne.bsky.social

The impact of endomysium integrity on skeletal muscle fiber bundle mechanics www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Latest from the PowerLab cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/... Investigating the temporal effects of ovarian failure on single muscle fibre contractility using a chemically-induced ovarian failure model in mice

How does menopause impact skeletal muscle? Our latest collaboration with Paris Mashouri of @geoffpower.bsky.social's lab uses a unique mouse model of menopause to track postmenopausal changes in muscle performance. #WomensHealth #Menopause #BasicScience cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... The mechanical loading environment associated with eccentric exercise is one of the key stimuli to trigger sarcomerogenesis: It’s a stretch to say eccentric exercise does not promote serial sarcomerogenesis Commentary on: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Mechanical Loading Induces the Longitudinal Growth of Muscle Fibers via an mTORC1-Independent Mechanism https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.19.676647v1

2 really cool papers from the lab submitted this week: 1- Effect of muscle preactivation length on single muscle fibre stretch shortening cycle performance 2- Effects of eccentric overload training on serial sarcomerogenesis in male and female rats - spoiler: there were sex-dependent effects

The influence of biological sex on the metabolic basis of skeletal muscle fatigue in vivo physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...

...get back to work

Please repost! We have a second biomechanics faculty position! This is an open rank clinical-track position in sports biomechanics at the University of Michigan. This is a largely teaching-focused position and we have outstanding resources to support teaching and student learning. #BiomechSky

😃 In a new article published in J Biomech, Bolsterlee et al showed that moment arms of the Achilles and tibialis anterior tendon scale linearly with tibia length in typically developing children aged 5 to 15 years. 👀 buff.ly/QQEFccn

Title: Biomechanics Lab Associate 📍Place: @yankees.com 🇺🇸 💰Salary: TBC 
📅Deadline: - ℹ For more details👇 www.teamworkonline.com/baseball-job...

The preprint of our latest sex differences research is now online: “Sex differences in durability following heavy intensity cycling exercise in trained athletes” The result of a very fun collaboration between research groups with similar interests! 🇮🇹🇬🇧 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Sex differences in durability following heavy intensity cycling exercise in trained athletes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.26.672326v1

Please repost! We have an open rank, tenure-line faculty position in biomechanics in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. At U-M we have great colleagues, exceptional resources, and biomechanics can be found all across the campus. #BiomechSky

Slow- and fast-contracting skeletal muscle fibers have more similar cellular and molecular contractile function at 37°C than at 25°C in older adults https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.27.670366v1

Supper time

Title: Exercise Physiologist
 📍Place: @apple‬⁩ 🇺🇸 💰Salary: $141,800 and $258,600 
📅Deadline: - ℹ For more details👇 jobs.apple.com/en-us/detail...

We've grown more and more interested in the role of fatigue in shaping locomotor behavior. Our latest paper points to a functional consequence of the increased physiological demand placed on calf muscles when operating at shorter lengths—namely accelerated fatigue. peerj.com/articles/198...

The WCB Congress 2026 has published details about two programs to support participation in the event. Times are challenging for Societies to attract sponsors and secure dedicated budgets for this type of initiative. So, do not hesitate to apply!

Can you really repair an engine while it's running? 👩🏽‍🔧 The heart can. 💪🏼🫀 Our latest @faseborg.bsky.social paper shows how the protein 'CapZ' helps heart muscle to keep running during exercise. ⛹🏼‍♀️🏊‍♂️ #Exercise #Heart #Muscle #BasicScience #Cardiology faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1096/...

Illness or injury can affect any of us — and often results in hospitalization. Yet the impact of hospital stays on muscle health is often underestimated. ⬇️